The government Jood security strategy was launched in 1996 in Eth iopia. However, povertyrnreduction and Jood self-sufficiency have been dealt with through the country's developmentrnprogram since 1989. NGO's have been actively involved in poverty eradicallon specially afterrnthe 1984/85 drought and Jamine. But the overall outcome was very insignificant. This is mainlyrnattributed to two Jactors that can be cited as pre-requisite in Jood security and povertyrneradication intervention. First, treating Jood insecurity and poverty eradication requiresrnknowledge oJthe poor and the availability oJJood (level oJJood security) at the local level.rnThis can be cited as problem identification. Second, Jood insecurity and poverty eradicationrnneed the right strategy that can ensure sustainable livelihoods and development which can bernmentioned as a solutionThe main objective oj this study is to measure poverty and assess the Jood security strategy ojrnthe government and the World Vision International/Ethiopia by employing both the conventionalrnrural household survey and participatory poverty assessment.rnUsing the traditional/local wealth ranking method, community representatives in the woredarnwhere the research was conducted{ie. the Badawacho woreda) tried to categorize householdsrnin the Woreda into five parts and into two broad divisions (poor and non-poor and Jood deficitrnand Jood secured). A Jood poverty line is drawn based on the income/expenditure data and usingrnthe Foster, Greer and, There- beck poverty index, the three measures oj poverty (prevalence,rndepth and intensity) were computed.rnThe final result shows that 73% oj the sample households are Jood deficit with different levelsrnoJJood availability that ranges from below 500 calories per capita per day to over 4.000rncalories per capita per day. It was also Jound that 55% oj the households are below the povertyrnline with 22% poverty gap and 11 % severity oj poverty. It was also Jound that grains contributern79.71% oJthe available calories oJhouseholds while ensete contributes 7.25% oj the availablerncalories.rnIn Badawacho, Family size, livestock ownership, land size and off Jarm income are Jound to berncorrelates oj poverty and explain 32.37% and 23.58% oj the variation in poverty amongrnhouseholds in dry and wet Weina dega agro climatic zones respectively. On the bases oj thisrnstudy the poor and Jood deficit households are relatively well-identified and any Jood securityrnand poverty eradication program carried out by NGOs should target the needy ones. This isrnmore important because the government national strategy could not able to tackle households/rnindividuals Jood security problem to that effect