Households Social Vulnerability to Food Insecurity and Coping Strategies in Raya Kobo and Raya Alamata Woredas, Ethiopia
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
This paper examined the relationship between disparities in social vulnerability and food security among households in neighboring weredas in Ethiopia (Raya Alamata in the Tigray region and Raya Kobo in Amhara). Using propensity score matching (PSM), the study compared the degree of social vulnerability and food security of households, and found that the food security of households are determined by the availability of irrigation systems, the provision of agricultural inputs, and the availability of extension services. It has practical implications.
Thank you so much for writing an excellent paper. However,, this needs some minor corrections are stated as follows:
1. In the section of introduction, the author uses too much words to explain vulnerability, social vulnerability, and food security. A very long passage.
2. PSM addresses the endogeneity problem caused by observable variables. There are still unobservable differences between the two regions.
3.References also have formatting problem, like , No.23 on page 20.
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Reviewer 2 Report
The presented article gives a good information to the reader. However it completely looks like a theory based article, to make further interest on it, it is suggested to add more results in the form of pictorial and graphical. Need to enhance the results section. Without this not able to identify the significant of the carried-out work.
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Reviewer 3 Report
current manuscript provide sustainable suggest of food security. however, the significance and relevant of attributes are not provided. I suggest author should focus on correlation of different survery attributes.
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Reviewer 4 Report
The author presents a vulnerability to food insecurity and coping strategies. The analysis of the article sounds reasonable. However, I have the following issues that need to be addressed before it can be considered for publication.
-Please revise the abstract section and more information related to vulnerability to food insecurity.
-Please add more literature review related to food insecurity. Please remove lines 63-67 “Vulnerability is a term that ….numerous facets of human life. Add a scientific definition of Vulnerability.
-Please remove lines 94-97.
-Please add the procedure to sample collection.
-Add more statistical analysis to support the study.
-Please add more discussion on the results.
-The authors should highlight the key conclusions.
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Round 2
Reviewer 1 Report
The author optimizes the content of the introduction. By adding some content of Sampling procedure, this paper becomes more reliable. The table has been revised to make it clearer. Comparative analysis has also been strengthened. Finally, I think this paper meets publication requirements
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Reviewer 2 Report
Authors have answered for all queries raised by the reviewers. Article has improved to the great extent. Thereby article can accept for its publication.
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Reviewer 3 Report
Current version better than previous version.
However, abstract is lack data or significant finding to support hypothesis.
Conclusion to weak didnot provide strong support of manuscript. futher perspective and implement not mentioned.
English quality need improve by native speacker.
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