Optimal Control of Food Insecurity: A Conceptual Framework

Phillips, Truman P.; Taylor, Daphne S.

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“…Anything short of this signifies food insecurity. At the household level, Phillips and Taylor (1990) state that food insecurity exists when members of a household have inadequate diet for part or all of the year or face the possibility of an inadequate diet in the future. Food availability at household level is achieved when sufficient quantities of food are consistently available to all individuals within the household.…”

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Determinants of change and household responses to food insecurity: Empirical evidence from Nigeria

Edeh¹,

Gyimah‐Brempong²

2015

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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Determinants of change and household responses to food insecurity: Empirical evidence from Nigeria

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Gyimah‐Brempong²

2015

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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“…At the household level, food insecurity exists when members of a household have an inadequate diet for part or all the year or face the possibility of an inadequate diet in the future [4]. When household members skip meals or when they get worried about their food stocks, this is an indication of food insecurity.…”

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Assessment of Rural Households’ Food Insecurity in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Toluwase

Ajiboye

Adekunmi

et al. 2020

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Attaining food security is one of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite the various efforts made by governments, food insecurity continues to be a major developmental problem across the globe. Research shows that food production in Nigeria is increasing at a rate of less than 2.0% while the population growth rate is estimated to be increasing at 2.5% per annum. Therefore, this study was carried out to assess rural households’ food insecurity in Ekiti state, Nigeria. Descriptive statistics, Per-capita Food Consumption Expenditure, Probit Regression Analysis, Likert Rating Scale, and Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) were used to achieve the objectives. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 240 respondents used for the study. Results show that the respondents were in their active working age with an average age of about 46 years and marital status, educational qualification, primary occupation, access to credit, and age were significant drivers of food insecurity in the study area. Also, 68.33% of the respondents were food insecure while only 31.67% of the respondents were food secure. Seven out of ten generated perception statements developed were rated ‘agreed’ while the remaining three statements were rated disagreed. The results of HFIAS show that 31.7% of the respondents were least food insecure and 48.2% were moderately food insecure while the remaining 20.1% were most food insecure. Recommendations were made based on the findings of the research work that governmental and non-governmental organizations should make credit facilities available to the people in the study area in other to augment income inconsistency and policy measures that will enhance increase scale of production should be encouraged.

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“…Food insecurity is the limited or uncertain availability or access to nutritionally adequate, culturally relevant and safe foods (1)(2)(3) . It is a dynamic condition and its prevalence may vary by location and time depending on a range of factors (4)(5)(6) . Studies undertaken in developed countries over the last 12 years have shown that the prevalence of food insecurity ranges from 4 to 14 % among population-representative samples (7) and up to 82 % among disadvantaged groups such as ethnic minorities and single-parent families (3,(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12) .…”

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Food insecurity among adults residing in disadvantaged urban areas: potential health and dietary consequences

Ramsey

Giskes

Turrell

et al. 2011

Public Health Nutr.

169

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Objective: Food insecurity is the limited or uncertain availability or access to nutritionally adequate, culturally appropriate and safe foods. Food insecurity may result in inadequate dietary intakes, overweight or obesity and the development of chronic disease. Internationally, few studies have focused on the range of potential health outcomes related to food insecurity among adults residing in disadvantaged locations and no such Australian studies exist. The objective of the present study was to investigate associations between food insecurity, sociodemographic and health factors and dietary intakes among adults residing in disadvantaged urban areas. Design: Data were collected by mail survey (n 505, 53 % response rate), which ascertained information about food security status, demographic characteristics (such as age, gender, household income, education) fruit and vegetable intakes, takeaway and meat consumption, general health, depression and chronic disease. Results: Approximately one in four households (25 %) was food insecure. Food insecurity was associated with lower household income, poorer general health, increased health-care utilisation and depression. These associations remained after adjustment for age, gender and household income. Conclusions: Food insecurity is prevalent in urbanised disadvantaged areas in developed countries such as Australia. Low-income households are at high risk of experiencing food insecurity. Food insecurity may result in significant health burdens among the population, and this may be concentrated in socio-economically disadvantaged suburbs.

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Optimal Control of Food Insecurity: A Conceptual Framework

Cited by 38 publications

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Determinants of change and household responses to food insecurity: Empirical evidence from Nigeria

Determinants of change and household responses to food insecurity: Empirical evidence from Nigeria

Assessment of Rural Households’ Food Insecurity in Ekiti State, Nigeria

Food insecurity among adults residing in disadvantaged urban areas: potential health and dietary consequences

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