scholarly journals Gendered access to land and household food insecurity: Evidence from Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Amaka Nnaji ◽  
Nazmun N. Ratna ◽  
Alan Renwick
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Land Access ◽  
Household Food ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Female Headed Households

Abstract In this article, we examine the joint influence of land access and gender of household head on household food insecurity by employing a logit model and using data from the 2015/2016 Nigerian General Household Survey. Our results show that female-headed households (FHHs) are more food insecure than male-headed households. However, with a 1-acre increase in their access to land, FHHs are 16 percent less likely to be food insecure. This finding provides policy insights into how improving access to arable land for land-poor FHHs can enhance food security in Nigeria.

Household food insecurity and hunger in Babile district, Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (10) ◽  
pp. 1225-1242
Author(s):  
Chanyalew Seyoum Aweke ◽  
Edward Lahiff ◽  
Muluken Gezahegn Wordofa ◽  
Jemal Y. Hassen
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Food Access ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Eastern Ethiopia ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Female Headed Households ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Methods

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine household food gap and food insecurity in Eastern Ethiopia. Differences in food gap and food insecurity were also examined in terms of gender of the household head and location.Design/methodology/approachA combination of quantitative and qualitative methods such as household survey, key informant interview and focused group discussion were utilized for this study. Households were drawn randomly from the study area.FindingsIn terms of food availability, more than half of the households experienced a food gap during the year, especially during the months of July and August. In terms of gender, female-headed households had more months of food shortage compared to their male counterparts. This disparity was also reflected in poorer food access among female-headed households as shown by the higher HFIAS. Differences in food insecurity were obtained in terms of gender of the household head and location. Livestock ownership, cereal crop production, extension contact and household size significantly influenced household food access.Research limitations/implicationsFindings are valid only for low-land agroecologiesOriginality/valueThis study contributes to the existing literature by examining household food gap and food insecurity using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. It adds value in examining disparities between male-headed and female-headed households. Literature related to seasonal household food insecurity is limited in Ethiopia. This study contributes in this regard by examining seasonal food insecurity between post-harvest and pre-harvest seasons.

Do Foreign Remittances Matter in Attaining Zero Hunger?

2020 ◽  
pp. 197-215
Author(s):  
Oluwakemi Adeola Obayelu ◽  
Rebecca Funmi Akinmulewo
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
The North ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Zero Hunger ◽  
Female Headed Households ◽  
Food Insecurity Access

Foreign remittance has remained a major source of income and a means to reduce hunger for many poor people in developing countries. The contribution of foreign remittances to food insecurity status of rural households in Nigeria was assessed using data from 2015/2016 Living Standard Measurement Study-Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA). Food insecurity status was achieved using the household food insecurity access scale. Data were analysed using descriptive, ordered, and nested logit models. Female-headed households residing in south-east zone with 51 to 70 years old heads and more than six members had greater access to remittances but were severely food insecure. Drivers of food insecurity were age, gender, marital status, education of the household head, membership of cooperatives, access to extension, farm size and per capita income, and living in the north central geo-political zone. Foreign remittances had a positive effect on the food insecurity status of rural households.

scholarly journals Magnitude of Urban Household Food Insecurity in East Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Bereket Gebremichael ◽  
Biruk Beletew ◽  
Melaku Bimerew ◽  
Demewoz Haile ◽  
Sibhatu Biadgilign ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Urban Household ◽  
Household Food

Abstract Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the magnitude and determinants of urban household food insecurity in East Africa. Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis Setting: Studies conducted in East Africa Participants: Seventeen studies (fifteen cross-sectional and two cohort) that enrolled 156,996 households. We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) guidelines to search electronic databases (PubMed, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, CINAHL, African Journals OnLine, Web of Science, Scopus and Google Scholar; date of last search: 10 June 2020) for studies reporting the prevalence and associated factors of urban household food insecurity. Results: A total of 17 studies with 156,996 households from eight countries were used for the analysis. The pooled prevalence of urban household food insecurity in East Africa was 60.91% (95%CI; 47.72–74.11; I2=100%; p<0.001) where the highest (91%) and lowest (36.5%) was observed in Sudan and Burundi, respectively. Household head educational status (illiterate) (AOR = 2.53; 95% CI: 2.11-2.95, I2=90%; p<0.01), female as household head (AOR=1.45; 95%CI: 1.16-1.75; I2=0.0%; p=0.993), large family size (AOR=1.43;95% CI:1.09-1.76, I2=0.0%; p=0.863) and poorest wealth quantile (AOR=3.95;95% CI: 1.93-5.98; I2= 57.2%, p=0.053) were factors which significantly increased odds of urban household food insecurity in East Africa. Conclusions: The prevalence of urban household food insecurity in East Africa remains high. Therefore, policies and intervention programs should be designed to reduce the high burden of food insecurity among urban households considering the identified factors.

scholarly journals Association of Household Food Security with Anaemia among Children of a Selected Rural Area of Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-133
Author(s):  
Md Nazrul Islam Khan ◽  
Nasim Jahan ◽  
Md Abdul Wahab ◽  
Farzana Zafreen
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Iron Deficiency ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Age And Gender ◽  
Household Food ◽  
And Gender

Introduction: Food insecurity refers to a household’s having “limited or uncertain availability of food, or limited or uncertain ability to acquire acceptable foods in socially acceptable ways”. Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anaemia, are the most prevalent nutritional deficiencies worldwide and related to household food insecurity. Objectives: To find out the association between household food security and anaemia in children of a selected rural area of Bangladesh. Materials and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among children ranging age from 12 to 60 months during the period ofJanuary 2009 to June 2009in Chandpur district. Mothers of the children were the respondents. A total of 192 children selected by simple random sampling were included in the study. Data were collected by face-to-face interview of the respondents and by estimation of haemoglobin of the children. Results: The mean age of the children was 34.5 ± 16.8 months. Male children were more than the female children with male to female ratio being 3:2. The average monthly family income was taka 7500. More than 60% of the mother had secondary level education. Farming was the prime occupation (36.4 %) of the father followed by business (25.5%) and service (22.4%). About 36% of the household did not have food security and nearly 45% of the children wereanaemic (Hb<11 g/dl). About two-thirds (65.2%) children with household food insecurity was anaemic (Hb 11g/dl). Estimation of odds ratio demonstrates that food insecured children were nearly 3 times as likely to develop anaemia as the children having household food security. The present study revealed a significant association (P<0.001) between household food security and anaemia in children. Household food security was not influenced by age and gender of the children. Low family income and mother’ illiteracy was significantly associated with household food insecurity. Conclusion: The present study revealed a significant association between household food insecurity and anaemia in children. Household food security was not influenced by age and gender of the children. However, low family income and mothers’ illiteracy play significant role in household food security. Journal of Armed Forces Medical College Bangladesh Vol.14 (2) 2018: 130-133

scholarly journals Household level determinants of food insecurity in rural areas of Dire Dawa, eastern Ethiopia

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (30) ◽  
pp. 1914-1926
Author(s):  
Ayalneh Bogale ◽  
◽  
Shimelis A ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Rural Households ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Dire Dawa

Even though the struggle to achieve food security at the household level in the rural areas of Ethiopia dates back a long period, it has remained as a challenging goal even today. Making their living on marginal, moisture stressed, heavily degraded and less productive land, households in rural areas of Dire Dawa face persistent food shortages. The design and implementation of effective measures to reduce household food insecurity in the region depends on in-depth understanding of its covariates. This study seeks to address these issues by assessing location specific socio-economic factors that influence food insecurity of households in rural areas of Dire Dawa Administrative region. The analysis is based on survey data gathered from randomly selected 115 sample rural households in the study area. A binary logit model was used to identify the factors influencing household level food insecurity. A total of thirteen explanatory variables were included in the empirical model. The empirical results estimated using the survey data to identify the determinants of food insecurity among rural households in the study area revealed mixed impressions. Among variables considered , family size, annual income, amount of credit received, access to irrigation, age of household head, farm size, and livestock owned showed theoretically consistent and statistically significant effect. However, estimated coefficients of number of oxen owned and dependency ratio showed theoretically inconsistent and statistically insignificant effect on the probability of household to be food insecure.. Estimated coefficients of sex of household head, total off-farm income, education of household head and amount of food aid received were not found to be statistically significant in determining household food insecurity in the study area. The findings imply that improvement in food security situation needs to build assets, improve the functioning of rural financial markets and promote family planning. These areas could provide entry points for policy intervention to reduce hunger and augment household and community livelihood opportunities.

scholarly journals Bayesian regression model with application to a study of food insecurity in household level: a cross sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yenesew Fentahun Gebrie
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Bayesian Estimation ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Land Size

Abstract Background Food insecurity is a situation in which access to sufficient food is limited at times during the year by a lack of money and other resources. Even though several efforts were made to recover food security, still it is a critical social problem that needs immediate attention from policy and other decision makers especially in Ethiopia. The objective of the paper was to identify the significant predictors of food insecurity at household level in the given District. Method A cross-sectional survey study was employed among 305 households selected using systematic random sampling technique. The data was collected using structured interviewer administrative questionnaire. Descriptive statistics was used to assess the prevalence of food insecurity status, and Bayesian estimation on binary logistic regression was used to identify the significant predictors of household food insecurity. Gibbs sampler algorithm was employed on Win BUGS software. Convergence of algorithm was assessed by using time series plot, density plot and auto correlation plot. Result The prevalence of household food insecurity was 59% in the study District. From Bayesian estimation, the significant predictors of food insecurity were sex of household head, agro-ecological zone, loan status, access to agricultural training, age of household head, marital status of household head, family size, agricultural land size, tropical livestock unit, and soil fertility of agricultural land. Conclusion The result shows that the households headed by male; who had own land, who land fertile soil, and those who took agricultural training were less likely to be food insecure. On the other hand, households with large family size, small farm land size and less tropical livestock unit were more likely to be food insecure. Hence, to increase food production and productivity of the farmers, proper attention should be given to improve soil fertility of agricultural land. Creating access to credit to households and providing them with agricultural training and family planning should be also emphasized.

A Cross-National Examination of Food Insecurity and Gender Equality

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-29
Author(s):  
Amanda Wyant
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Household Food ◽  
The World ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Cross National

Women’s equality has been positively linked to household food security in many countries. Since women still do the bulk of food labor, women’s empowerment can lead to an increase in the allocation of resources toward food, improving food security. However, we do not know how country-level laws of gender equality intersect with household-level actions. This study examines household food insecurity from a cross-national and multilevel perspective. I explore the relationship between gender inequality (in terms of both opinions and laws) and household food insecurity. I use household data from the World Values Survey, Wave 6, collected in 2010 through 2014. The analytic sample includes 42 countries and 37,152 individuals. My country-level data come from the World Bank and the Social Institutions and Gender Index. I find that positive measures of women’s empowerment at the household level reduce a household’s likelihood of food insecurity. Surprisingly, I find that country-level policies do not always create the intended outcomes of increased equality. Legal equality between men and women at the country level (financial, legal, and land ownership) does not have a direct relationship with food insecurity. However, legal equality moderates the relationship between food insecurity and country-level variables (agricultural exports and urbanization) and household-level variables (income). The research suggests that the inclusion of gender equality complicates development theory.

Who suffers from food insecurity in Indonesia?

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 1186-1197
Author(s):  
Eka Rastiyanto Amrullah ◽  
Akira Ishida ◽  
Ani Pullaila ◽  
Aris Rusyiana
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Household Food Security ◽  
Food Category ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Individual Household

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to clarify the socioeconomic determinants of household food insecurity in Indonesia using individual household data obtained from the 2015 nationwide household socioeconomic and expenditure survey called Survei Sosial Ekonomi Nasional. Design/methodology/approach A stereotype logistic regression model is applied to detect factors determining household food security. Findings The results from the cross-analysis between calorie consumption and share of food expenditure to total household expenditure (Engel coefficient) indicate that 20.8 percent of households were in the “food insecure” category, 21.5 percent in the “lack of food” category, 26.6 percent in the “vulnerable” category and the remaining 31.2 percent in the “food secure” category. Research limitations/implications The main limitation relates to the data set because the collection was conducted in March 2015. Furthermore, the analysis is restricted because of the limited availability of information on socioeconomic factors of respondents. Further research based on the latest data set with more detailed information on respondents is necessary to deepen the discussion. Originality/value Researchers have not specifically discussed the factors determining household food security in Indonesia using reliable nationwide household survey data. The estimation results clearly indicate that a household fulfilling one or more of the following conditions is more likely to be in the “food insecure” category: many members, low education level of household head, divorced household head, household head is a smoker, household head engages in agriculture or construction work and residence is in rural or backward regions.

scholarly journals Exploring the Determinants of Food Security in the Areas of the Nam Theun2 Hydropower Project in Khammuan, Laos

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 520
Author(s):  
Phouvong Phami ◽  
Jianhua He ◽  
Dianfeng Liu ◽  
Su Ding ◽  
Patrik Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Household Income ◽  
Driving Forces ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Population Expansion ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Hydropower Project ◽  
Household Food

This article examines the driving forces of food security in the areas of the Nam Theun2 Hydropower Project (NT2) in Khamuan, Laos. A questionnaire survey was conducted to collect data from 100 NT2 resettlement households based on the random sampling technique. A linear regression technique was used to identify the influence of household food insecurity. The result showed that household size, food price, drought, shock, household income per month, number of laborers, gender of the household head, and farmland areas are important factors for household food insecurity. Policies should focus on irrigation that will permit yearlong cultivation. This will in turn become the stimulus for a concatenation of events in the process of development. People will resettle to practice agriculture while also expanding non-agricultural employment. Businesses in skills training, fish processing, textile, services, and crafts will be created, boosting household income. With inevitable population expansion, education in family planning will also be necessary to control population in relation to available resources.

The determinants of food security in Sudan: the case of Kassala state

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samia Satti Osman Mohamed Nour ◽  
Eltayeb Mohamedain Abdalla
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Gender Gap ◽  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Food Insecurity Access

PurposeThis paper aims to discuss the determinants of food security in Kassala state using the measurement of Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS). We use the measurement of HFIAS and use new primary data from a food security household survey in Kassala state (2019).Design/methodology/approachThis paper focuses on the determinants of food security in Kassala state using the measurement of Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), using new primary data from a food security household survey in Kassala state (2019) and using the multinomial logistic regression analysis and both ordered logit and ordered probit regression to examine the determinants of food security.FindingsOur results are in support of our hypothesis that the significant determinants of household food insecurity are family-owned production (that negatively affects the probabilities of household being food insecure), household income (that negatively affects HFIAS). We observe that the effects of family-owned production on household food insecurity are particularly significant in the case of mildly and moderately food insecurity. We explain that the other factors that affect the household food insecurity include improvement in the level of agricultural services, marketing, banking services and road characteristics that reduce HFIAS. We find a gender gap related to food security in the sense that male-headed households produce more food compared to female-headed households and also families headed by males are more likely food secure. Therefore, the major policy implication from our results is the importance of increasing households income and enhancing family own production of food to eliminate food insecurity.Originality/valueThis paper provides a significant contribution to the Sudanese and international literature because it discusses the determinants of food security in Kassala state. Different from the two other accompanying papers that focused on the incidence of food security in Kassala state using the measurement of Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) and the determinants of production of food and consumption of food in Kassala state, this paper focuses on the determinants of food security in Kassala state using the measurement of HFIAS and using new primary data from a food security household survey in Kassala state (2019). We fill the gap in the Sudanese literature because we provide a more interesting analysis of the determinants of food security in Kassala state. Our analysis is useful from policy perspective since we provide useful policy recommendations to enhance food security through agricultural development in Kassala state.

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