scholarly journals Cultural and Social Enigmas: Missing Pieces of Food Security

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thapa Bikesh ◽  
Bharati Suraj ◽  
Arun GC .
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Food System ◽  
Social Dimensions ◽  
Nutritional Security ◽  
Local Food System ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Food And Nutritional Security ◽  
Access To Food

The growing attention in food security has suggested many approaches to develop a society free from hunger and malnutrition. Methodological approaches are mostly used to overcome the challenges of food security, but food insecurity is more than mere availability and access to food. Cultural and social dimensions and their intricacies to achieve food security are mostly missing from the literature. The culture matters, but to what extent and in what ways? The question still stands. So, ‘how different cultural and social factors shape the food plate in different communities’ has to be integrated with these approaches to understand the local food system as it has direct implications on improving food and nutritional security. This study provided a glimpse into how diversity in culture and social heritage contributes to food and nutritional security.

scholarly journals Análisis de indicadores de disponibilidad y accesibilidad alimentaria en el municipio de Xalapa

UVserva ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Felipe Godínez García ◽  
Lol Ki Itzel López Galindo ◽  
María Magdalena Álvarez Ramírez
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Food Access ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Programs ◽  
Nutritional Security ◽  
Active Population ◽  
Para Determinar ◽  
Food And Nutritional Security ◽  
Access To Food

Para determinar la situación de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional del municipio de Xalapa, Veracruz, se analizaron los pilares de la disponibilidad y accesibilidad a los alimentos; los indicadores incluidos fueron: producción de alimentos básicos, programas sociales, pobreza y carencias, desempleo, población económicamente activa e ingreso. De los 22 indicadores analizados, 13 presentan datos que indican una tendencia hacia la inseguridad alimentaria, mientras que 7 muestran valores de seguridad alimentaria. La producción de alimentos mostró una disminución, mientras que en los programas sociales se muestran como fortaleza, los indicadores de pobreza y desempleo muestran tendencia al aumento, al igual que la carencia por acceso a la alimentación. Al considerar que con uno de los cuatro pilares no se encuentre al 100% se considera un estado de inseguridad, es necesario examinar los indicadores de la SAN como un referente para establecer un diagnóstico por municipio.Palabras clave: seguridad alimentaria; municipio; indicador; pobreza; desnutrición AbstractThe Food and Nutritional Security: Food availability and Food access were analyzed to determine the situation of the municipality of Xalapa, Veracruz. The indicators worked were basic food production, social programs, poverty and shortages, unemployment, economically active population, income. The food production shows a decrease, while in social programs a strength is shown, poverty and unemployment indicators show a tendency to increase, as well as the lack of access to food. In total of the 22 indicators analyzed, 13 present data indicating a trend towards food insecurity, while 7 show food safety values. It is necessary to analyze the indicators of the other pillars of the SAN to establish a better diagnosis of the municipality.Keywords: Food Security; Municipality; Indicator; Poverty; Malnutrition

FOOD ENVIRONMENT: CONCEPTUALIZATION AND IMPORTANCE IN PERSPECTIVE OF URBAN INDIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shams Perwaiz2 ◽  
Shams Perwaiz2
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Environment ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Nutritional Security ◽  
Governmental Agencies ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Urban India ◽  
Food And Nutritional Security ◽  
Access To Food

Food environment of an individual is characterized by the ‘availability of food’ and ‘affordability of food’. The latter determines the type of food available that is nutritious or nonnutritious nature of food while former determines the access to food in terms of purchasing power of people. These two components of food environment collectively play a major role in determining the food and nutritional security of any region. Country like India is characterized by the disparity in incomelevels, demography and development. Likewise, India is characterized by regions with varying degree of ‘food security’ and ‘nutritional security’. The present research article discusses the concept of ‘food environment’ in perspective of urban India. Further, the present research study investigates that how the above-mentioned concepts helpful in identifying the regions with food security and nutritional security or both. The study is based on secondary data collected from various governmental and non-governmental agencies.

scholarly journals Aligning Programs and Policies to Support Food Security and Public Health Goals in the United States

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 319-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hilary K. Seligman ◽  
Seth A. Berkowitz
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Food System ◽  
The United States ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Health Goals ◽  
Food Insecure Households ◽  
The Life Course ◽  
Access To Food

Food insecurity affects 1 in 8 US households and has clear implications for population health disparities. We present a person-centered, multilevel framework for understanding how individuals living in food-insecure households cope with inadequate access to food themselves and within their households, communities, and broader food system. Many of these coping strategies can have an adverse impact on health, particularly when the coping strategies are sustained over time; others may be salutary for health. There exist multiple opportunities for aligning programs and policies so that they simultaneously support food security and improved diet quality in the interest of supporting improved health outcomes. Improved access to these programs and policies may reduce the need to rely on individual- and household-level strategies that may have negative implications for health across the life course.

scholarly journals Carencia alimentaria en municipios de Veracruz (2010 y 2015)

UVserva ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 35-46
Author(s):  
Lol ki Itzel López Galindo ◽  
Citlalli Aburto Guzmán ◽  
Cecilia Sofía Cortés Salazar ◽  
María Magdalena Álvarez Ramírez
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Food Deficit ◽  
Para Determinar ◽  
Access To Food

Los hogares con carencia alimentaria se definen como aquellos que presentan inseguridad alimentaria moderada o severa. Este indicador fue medido para los municipios de Veracruz, por Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) en los años 2010 y 2015. Los resultados fueron analizados estadísticamente en el presente trabajo para determinar tendencias, encontrando lo siguiente: el 46%, que equivale a 97 municipios, presentaron una disminución en la carencia por acceso a la alimentación mientras que el 54% (115 municipios) aumentaron en este indicador. Los municipios que presentaron mayor porcentaje de población en carencia en 2010, disminuyeron en 2015. Sin embargo para ese año (2015) en todos los municipios de Veracruz existió población con inseguridad alimentaria moderada o severa, por lo que se propone se considere una emergencia alimentaria cuando el 50% o más de la población presente inseguridad alimentariaPalabras clave: Seguridad alimentaria, carencia, ELCSA. Households with food deficit are defined as those with moderate or severe food insecurity. This indicator was measured for the municipalities of Veracruz, by CONEVAL (Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social) , in the years 2010 and 2015. The outcomes were statistically analyzed to determinate new tendencies, finding the following results: 46% which is equivalent to 97 communities, showed a decrease in the lack of access to food while 54% (115 municipalities) increased in this indicator. The municipalities that presented the highest percentage of population in need in 2010 decreased in 2015. However, for that year (2015), in all the municipalities of Veracruz there was a population with moderate or severe food insecurity, so it is proposed to consider a food emergency when 50% or more of the population has food insecurity.Keywords: Food Security, food deficit, ELCSA.

scholarly journals Bridging Sustainability and Food Security Ideas Towards Building Sustainable Food Systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 22
Author(s):  
Majing Oloko
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Security Assessment ◽  
Assessment Framework ◽  
Sustainable Food Systems ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Nutritional Security ◽  
Food And Nutritional Security ◽  
Health And Well Being

Having stable access to nutritious and culturally preferred food to maintain health and well-being is still a challenge for many people across the globe. Food insecurity and environmental degradation is rising across the world with interrelated drivers. There has been increasing advocacy for the creation of sustainable food systems to support food and nutritional security without degrading the environment. Bridging sustainability and food security ideas is a step towards building such food systems. However, how to apply ideas of sustainability and food security into building sustainable food systems remains a challenge, given the connection between the two concepts is not well appreciated. I introduce a sustainability and food security assessment framework as a first step for bridging sustainability and food security concepts, towards building sustainable food systems.

THE IMPACT OF T HE STATE ON CREATING CONDITIONS TO ENSURE FOOD SECURIT Y IN THE NATIONAL AND REGIONAL DIMENSION

2018 ◽  
Vol XX (5) ◽  
pp. 242-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Żmija ◽  
Katarzyna Żmija ◽  
Marta Czekaj
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food System ◽  
Regional Food ◽  
Its Regions ◽  
Regional Food System ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Access To Food ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Physical Availability ◽  
Multidimensional Concept

The aim of the study was to identify the key directions of state influence which guarantee food security of the country and its regions, i.e. ensure physical availability of food, physical and economic access to food, its security and stability of the food system. The empirical study was based on the results of the workshops, which were organized in 2017 in the Rzeszów subregion, and whose participants were broadly understood stakeholders of the regional food system. The research results indicate that food security is a multidimensional concept referring to economic, political, demographic, social, cultural and technical issues. It requires to take various types of actions at the same time, carried out at various levels of state authorities, implemented in different areas.

scholarly journals KAJIAN PEMANFAATAN SISTEM PANGAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 857
Author(s):  
Michelle Rahardja
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Natural Ventilation ◽  
Green Space ◽  
Food System ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Community Response ◽  
Air Conditioner ◽  
Local Food System ◽  
Building Designs ◽  
The City

Increasing healthier food demand and trend in consumption are causing the failure towards reaching food security. In response to current food crisis, the project proposed to shorten current food chain to transform local food system where the producer meets the consumer. This project aims to be a model to educate people through grow – distribution – cons umption – recycle to create food security for the community. Response to site is use as design method where the response results from the environment and site. Green and sustainable architecture are use as design approach to ensure the sustainability of the program and building. This project intend to be the hub for community and acts as a contribution to green space for the city and community. Constructions and materials design to adapt sustainable concept using renewable energy such as solar energy and by recycling food waste efficiently, in addition to minimize the use of artificial lights and air conditioner resulting to the façade designed to maximize natural ventilation throughout the building. Dynamic building designs are expected to increase visitors as education and culinary destination also as a community center for Rawa Belong community, consistent with the proposed program on this project such as the workshop area for learning, the restaurant and cafe area as a culinary attraction, and a multifunctional area for community activities.AbstrakPada generasi milenial banyak faktor yang mempengaruhi gagalnya mencapai keseimbangan pangan, seperti perubahan permintaan dan tren konsumsi. Dalam upaya merespon kondisi krisis pangan global secara lokal, proyek mengusulkan transformasi sistem pangan dimana rantai makanan disingkat menjadi produsen bertemu secara langsung dengan konsumen. Proyek ini diharapkan mampu menjadi contoh dan mengedukasi masyarakat melalui fungsi tanam - distribusi - konsumsi - daur ulang untuk mewujudkan keseimbangan pangan masyarakat. Metode perancangan adalah respon terhadap tapak, dimana hasil rancangan yang dihasilkan berasal dari kebutuhan kawasan dan tapak itu sendiri. Sistem hijau dan bekerlanjutan dipilih sebagai pendekatan secara arsitektur untuk mewujudkan keberlanjutan proyek dan bangunan. Rancangan pada tapak adalah menjadikan proyek sebagai wadah kegiatan masyarakat dan kontribusi Ruang Terbuka Hijau bagi kota dan komunitas masyarakat Rawa Belong. Konstruksi dan penggunaan material dirancang sesuai dengan konsep keberlanjutan dengan memperhatikan efisiensi dan daur ulang energi terbarukan seperti cahaya matahari dan limbah pangan serta minim penggunaan penerangan artifisial dan penyejuk udara sehingga dinding fasad dibuat agar bisa memberikan ventilasi alami pada seluruh ruangan. Rancangan bangunan yang bersifat dinamis diharapkan mampu meningkatkan pengunjung sebagai tujuan edukasi dan wisata kuliner serta kegiatan masyarakat di Rawa Belong dan sekitarnya, sesuai dengan program yang diusulkan pada proyek seperti area lokakarya untuk belajar, area restoran dan kafe sebagai daya tarik kuliner, dan area multifungsi untuk kegiatan masyarakat.

scholarly journals O MERCADO MUNICIPAL DE ARAGUAÍNA/TO COMO PROPULSOR DE ALIMENTOS DO CERRADO

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (01) ◽  
pp. 44-65
Author(s):  
Osmar Oliveira de Moura ◽  
Ana Caroline Pereira dos Santos ◽  
Silvania Reis de Araújo ◽  
Maurício Ferreira Mendes
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Public Place ◽  
Public Authorities ◽  
Nutritional Security ◽  
The Public ◽  
Cerrado Biome ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Food And Nutritional Security

Este estudo teve como objetivo compreender a importância do Mercado Municipal de Araguaína/TO como propulsor de alimentos do cerrado, gerando segurança alimentar e nutricional aos feirantes e aos consumidores, visto que acontece primeiramente o autoconsumo e posteriormente a comercialização, garantindo renda e sustento às famílias. O delineamento utilizado foi o estudo de caso. Foram aplicados questionários semiestruturados junto aos feirantes do Mercado Municipal, no período de setembro à novembro de 2019, além de levantamento de material bibliográfico e registro fotográfico. Os resultados mostram que houveram diversos conflitos entre feirantes e comerciantes para posterior implementação pelo poder público do Mercado Municipal de Araguaína, o que aconteceu em 1978, garantindo assim, inclusão social e renda, fortalecimento da cadeia produtiva dos frutos do cerrado, além da promoção da segurança alimentar entre feirantes e consumidores locais. Porém, esses alimentos estão ameaçados com o avanço da soja e pecuária sobre o bioma cerrado, comprometendo a diversidade de produtos ofertados pelos feirantes do Mercado Municipal em Araguaína. Palavras-chave: Espaço público. Mercado municipal. Araguaína.   THE MUNICIPAL MARKET OF ARAGUAÍNA/TO AS A FOOD DRIVER IN THE CERRADO ABSTRACT This study aimed to understand the importance of the Municipal Market of Araguaína/TO as a propellant of food in the cerrado, generating food and nutritional security for marketers and consumers, since self-consumption and then commercialization take place, guaranteeing income and sustenance for the families. The design used was the case study. Semi-structured questionnaires were applied to market vendors in the Municipal Market, from September to November 2019, in addition to a survey of bibliographic material and photographic record. The results show that there were several conflicts between marketers and traders for subsequent implementation by the public authorities of the Araguaína Municipal Market, which happened in 1978, thus guaranteeing social inclusion and income, strengthening the productive chain of cerrado fruits, in addition to promoting food security between marketers and local consumers. However, these foods are threatened by the advance of soy and livestock over the cerrado biome, compromising the diversity of products offered by market vendors in the Municipal Market in Araguaína.  Keywords: Public place. Municipal market. Araguaína.    EL MERCADO MUNICIPAL DE ARAGUAÍNA/TO COMO CONDUCTOR DE ALIMENTOS EN EL CERRADO RESUMEN Este estudio tuvo como objetivo comprender la importancia del Mercado Municipal de Araguaína/TO como propulsor de alimentos en el cerrado, generando seguridad alimentaria y nutricional para comercializadores y consumidores, ya que se produce el autoconsumo y luego la comercialización, garantizando ingresos y sustento para las familias de la familia. El diseño utilizado fue el estudio de caso. Se aplicaron cuestionarios semiestructurados a vendedores de mercado en el Mercado Municipal, de septiembre a noviembre de 2019, además de una encuesta de material bibliográfico y registro fotográfico. Los resultados muestran que hubo varios conflictos entre comercializadores y comerciantes para la posterior implementación por parte de las autoridades públicas del Mercado Municipal de Araguaína, que ocurrió en 1978, garantizando así la inclusión social y los ingresos, fortaleciendo la cadena productiva de frutos cerrados, además de promover seguridad alimentaria entre comercializadores y consumidores locales. Sin embargo, estos alimentos están amenazados por el avance de la soya y el ganado sobre el bioma cerrado, lo que compromete la diversidad de productos ofrecidos por los vendedores en el Mercado Municipal de Araguaína.  Palabras-clave: Espacio público. Mercado municipal. Araguaína.

scholarly journals Food and Nutritional Security Status: Assessment among Landless People in Chitwan, Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 351-358
Author(s):  
Dikshit Poudel ◽  
Suryamani Dhungana ◽  
Kalyani Mishra Tripathi ◽  
Krishna Kaphle ◽  
Shrawan Kumar Sah
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Food Sources ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Nutritional Security ◽  
Farm Work ◽  
Status Assessment ◽  
Food And Nutritional Security

Food insecurity, sadly still remains a concern with Nepal. The remote settlement of communities, harsh terrains, inequity in income generation have left millions of Nepalese experiencing some level of food insecurity mostly among marginalized population in both urban and rural settings. A pilot study was conducted within ninety households of four different locations with the purpose to assess various dimensions of food and nutritional security of the landless people living in undocumented land by purposive selection of Chitwan District of Nepal. Semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain primary data and secondary data was obtained from Bharatpur Municipality and Madi Agriculture Service Centre, Chitwan. Analysis revealed 57.77% household expressed themselves as food secured in terms of their production and source of income while 42.23% were food insecure. The most food insecure ethnic group was Janajatis (indigenous) (34.21%) followed by Dalits and Brahmins (15.78%).  Similarly, 79.99% (36.66% male, 43.33% female) respondents were under-nutrition and 20.01% (5.56% male and 14.45% female) were nutritionally secured from calculation using Harris-Benedict principle based on net calories they obtained from their daily meal. Females were more insecure in terms of population size, education, skill, nutrition and diseases followed by males. Of those interviewed, 57.77% households lack production activity and were also food insufficient. Main source of income was off-farm work (40%) followed by remittance (35.56%). Various natural calamities were also the reason behind being landless in case of some households and they reportedly migrated from elsewhere. Still, peoples are involved in foraging and traditional farming activities with low output. Addressing agricultural production, nutrition awareness, climate change monitoring, livelihoods strengthening and disaster preparedness to ensure access to food is urgent need even in urban areas like Chitwan. Dependence on food import, shying from production activities, traditional food sources has to be addressed for Nepal’s struggle against food insecurity. Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Vol 6(4): 351-358  

scholarly journals Socio-Economic Characteristics of Farming Community and Food Security Situation in Punjab, Pakistan

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Bushra Pervaiz ◽  
Ninghui Li ◽  
Muhammad Qasim Manzoor ◽  
Muhammad Yaseen
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Food Prices ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Daily Consumption ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Farming Community ◽  
Punjab Province ◽  
Access To Food

Despite the availability of ample food and reasonably low food prices, food insecurity prevailed in many developing countries in 1970s. The paradigm shift in 1980s from supply to demand side of food security underlined the entitlement or access to food as the center of mainstream research. Current study is the findings of the data collected from household level survey regarding socio-economic and food insecurity conditions in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The descriptive analysis and cross tabulation of the household data revealed that household assets, house building material, size of agricultural farms, ownership of tractor, farm livestock were associated with food security conditions of the farming community. The data results also confirmed that the poorer families made major expenditure on the food out of total household expenditure every month.  It was also revealed that households in the irrigated regions of Punjab have better entitlement as compared with households surveyed from Thal (desert) and rain-fed regions. The daily consumption of eggs, milk and various forms of meat was found below daily recommended nutritional requirements in most of the households. This study confirms the findings of the earlier surveys made in this regard and highlights the demand side of food insecurity issues in Punjab province of Pakistan. Food security policies in Pakistan should focus entitlement and food access of farming households. The household and farm assets need to be built for reducing vulnerability of poorer farming community to food insecurity in Pakistan.

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