Land constitutes one of the most critical factors of production in subsistence farm based ruralrnhouseholds. Its significance stems from the role it plays as a primary source of food, feed, accessrnto credit. and social legitimacy and entitlement to development intervention by different actors.rnHence, lack of access to land can easily make life complicated; and increase vulnerability tornpoverty and food insecurity.rnThis study investigates the coping livelihood strategies and food security situation of landlessrnfarmers in Dehana Woreda of the Amhara National Regional State. Dehana in particular andrnthe northeastern part of Amhara Region in general is known for its structural food insecurityrncaused by an adverse combination of various environmental. demographic and institutionalrnfactors. On the other hand, though access to land is a constitutional right in the region, withrnincreasing population pressure and virtually fixed amount farm land available in the area, thernnumber of landless households has been building up since the last redistribution in 1990/91. Thernlandless households are thus suffering from the double specter of landlessness and repeatedrndrought induced famine. In the midst of these difficult situations, the landless have to deviserncertain strategies to continue to survive, which this research is supposed to pinpoint.rnThe study was conducted in three purposefully selected PAs by randomly selecting 181 samplernhouseholds from whom the major quantitative data and information has been elicited throughrnstructured modular questionnaire. Similarly, participatory rural appraisal tools such as focusrngroup discussion, key informant interview and researcher's field observation were used torngenerate qualitative data and information. Data generated from primary sources has beenrncomplemented by secondary sources. Quantitative Data processing was done using thernStatistical Package for Social science (SPSS 12) computer software program. Descriptivernstatistics such as frequencies, mean. percentages, as well as inferential statistics like correlations,rnappropriate univariate and bivariate analysis using cross tabs and other models were applied tornunderstand the relationship and associations between variables.rnThe result of the study indicated, inter-alia, nearly 35% of the total household heads in thernsample PAs are landless. And 48% of the total landless sample households are food insecurernunable to meet the minimum recommended calorie requirement per day for health functioningrnof an adult person. On the other hand, these people are still heavily dependent on agriculturalrnactivities to derive up to 78.2% of their annual income. Their inadequate endowment ofrnnecessary capitals such as marketable skill, seed money, lack of effective demand, and poorrninfrastructure and marketing development constrain the contribution of the nonfarm sectorrnOn the ground of these and other findings various actions, inter-alia, strengthening the nonfarmrnsector through improving access to subsidized credit. provision of marketable skill, marketing andrninfrastructure development; proper targeted public employment generation schemes;rndistribution of closed areas; promotion of apiculture and small scale irrigation arernrecommended.