A typology of food security in developing countries

Yu, Bingxin; You, Lingzhi

doi:10.1108/17561371311294810

Cited by 30 publications

(35 citation statements)

References 6 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Availability connotes physical presence of food in adequate amount; accessibility implies efficient purchasing power at all times; utilization reflects the demand for sufficient quantity and quality of food intake; and sustainability refers to the adequacy of food at all times. A number of food security indicators at the micro-level have been identified in the literature (Lokosang et al 2011;Pangaribowo et al 2013;Obayelu 2013;Yu and You 2013). Some of these indicators include per capita food consumption (such as per capita nutrient intakes of calorie, protein, and fat), per capita expenditure on food, dietary diversity score/food consumption score, coping strategy index, share of dietary intake, food insecurity access scale (self-report/assessment), and anthropometry measures among others.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Categorizing households into different food security states in Nigeria: the socio-economic and demographic determinants

Ogundari

2017

Agric Econ

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The literature reiterates the need to employ indicators that reflect the multidimensional nature of food security. In a quest to capture the multidimensional nature of food security, this study uses a novel ideal that harmonizes two food security indicators (food expenditure (FOOD exp ) and dietary diversity score (DDS)) to categorize households into different levels of food security states in Nigeria. In addition, the study also examined factors that influence the probability of households being in different levels of food security states in the country. Our estimates show that about 66 and 60% of the households in the sample were food secure based on a single indicator such as FOOD exp and DDS, respectively. However, by harmonizing the two indicators, results reveal that about 42% of the households are actually food secure. The implication of this is that about 24 and 18% of the households are transitory food insecure. Results also suggest that the use of a single indicator may wrongly classify households as food secure instead of categorizing them as transitory food insecure. Furthermore, the empirical results show that households that consume only home produced food have high probabilities of being food insecure, while households that consume only market-purchased food are less likely to be food insecure. The implication of this finding is that harmonization of food security indicators helps identify households with different nature of food (in) security problems that require different types of policy interventions most especially in Nigeria. The results of the empirical analysis also imply that market-based intervention policies that facilitate households' access at all time to healthy foods of their choice should be given priority. This gives the household opportunity to benefit from greater varieties of food items offered by the market.

show abstract

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Categorizing households into different food security states in Nigeria: the socio-economic and demographic determinants

Ogundari

2017

Agric Econ

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Food security of a nation significantly gets affects due to variation in agricultural production. Agriculture is a crucial factor to sustain food security as it can at least feed the population ever in adverse economy [32,33]. Nevertheless, in the era of globalization, food security may not be defined by agricultural production only since food security is a multidimensional, multi-processing and multiple interacting component of an economy [19,30].…”

Section: Food Security Affecting Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There are several factors that plays a significant role to sustain food security at individual/households/national/global level. Food security is significantly associated with age, sex, occupation, employment, vegetarian and non-vegetarian diet, poverty, per capita income, income inequalities, demand of food-grains, rapid population growth, fluctuation in food-grains and oil prices, poor market accessibility, low irrigation facilities, application of fertilizer, credit accessibility, cost of cultivation, application of traditional technologies in cultivation, literacy of farmers, declining land productivity and soil quality, decline in arable land due to urbanization and industrialization, diminishing ground water availability due to over exploitation of water, geographical location, government policies, government expenditure on agriculture and rural development, public spending on R&D, natural resource management and environmental protection policies, trade policies, and climate change [1,2,5,6,[8][9][10][11]27,[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]. As high income inequalities increase people's involvement in illegal activities outside the market which contribute political and social instability.…”

Section: Food Security Affecting Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Implications of Climatic and Non-climatic Variables on Food Security in Developing Economies: A Conceptual Review

Singh¹

2018

MOJFPT

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…The example of Lebanon reflects this lack of consensus. Three different national assessments conducted by IFPRI have found that Lebanon, as a whole, is subject to moderate food and nutrition insecurity (Breisinger et al 2010;Yu et al 2010;Ahmed et al 2013). It is worth noting, however, that these assessments were conducted at the national level, and were performed before the onset of the Syrian Crisis and resulting inflows of significant Syrian refugee populations into Lebanon.…”

Section: The Example Of Lebanon: Varying Food and Nutrition Security mentioning

confidence: 99%

Nutrition security is an integral component of food security

Hwalla

Labban

Bahn

2016

Frontiers in Life Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This review argues that nutrition is an integral component of food security, and should be embedded within all four of its dimensions -availability, access, utilization, and stability. The review highlights current food insecurity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, as exacerbated by the triple burden of malnutrition, where undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and overweight/obesity coexist. Previous efforts to address food security in MENA have focused on food availability, overlooking the other three dimensions and leaving nutrition considerations aside. Meanwhile, the literature has recognized the need to highlight nutrition as fundamental, and opted for the term 'food and nutrition security'. To achieve food and nutrition security in MENA, a nutrition lens must be applied across all four dimensions -from assessment, to policy and programming, to capacity building. For example, MENA countries can adopt policies and programs including well-structured food subsidies, dietary guidelines, public awareness, and education campaigns to increase availability and accessibility of nutritious and safe foods, and stimulate consumer demand for those. To accomplish this, MENA needs to build stakeholders' capacity and equip them to address the challenges that are hindering the achievement of food and nutrition security now and into the future. ARTICLE HISTORY

show abstract

A typology of food security in developing countries

Abstract: Journal articleIFPRI3; ISI; CRP2DSGD; EPTD; PIMPRCGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM

Cited by 30 publications

References 6 publications

Categorizing households into different food security states in Nigeria: the socio-economic and demographic determinants

Categorizing households into different food security states in Nigeria: the socio-economic and demographic determinants

Implications of Climatic and Non-climatic Variables on Food Security in Developing Economies: A Conceptual Review

Nutrition security is an integral component of food security

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About