scholarly journals Understanding Food Security Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Thailand: A Review

Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 497
Author(s):  
Sukanya Sereenonchai ◽  
Noppol Arunrat
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Procedural Knowledge ◽  
Initial Step ◽  
Opinion Leaders ◽  
Behavioral Models ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Intrapersonal Communication ◽  
Personal Media ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Security Behaviors

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted worldwide food security including in Thailand. This review aims to understand people’s behaviors with regard to promoting food security during the COVID-19 pandemic by covering three main cases at a community level: the food bank, the food exchange, and the food pantry. A systematic review of news content analysis and in-depth interviews were employed for data collection. Based on integrated behavioral models of motivation–opportunity–ability (MOA), the theory of planned behavior (TPB), and value–belief–norm (VBN), key results indicated that altruistic values including beliefs in opinion leaders and the benefits from food security behaviors were influences on people’s practices. The attitude toward food as a crucial factor for living, the influence of family members and neighborhoods, and the perception of what constituted enough food led people’s behavioral intentions with regard to food security. The intrapersonal communication of opinion leaders was an important initial step linking to people’s understanding of others. The most frequent qualities of opinion leaders were: having a determination to help, thinking of the benefits of local people, and believing in community capacity. Self-reliance and procedural knowledge of how to behave were key messages, while personal media, local broadcasting towers, and social media were mainly employed to distribute these messages. Two-way and networking communication should be strengthened to promote sustainable food security during the crisis.

scholarly journals Food and Nutrition Promotion: Feasibility of the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Promise Zvavahera ◽  
Farai Chigora
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Specific Reference ◽  
Agriculture Sector ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
Food And Nutrition ◽  
The Government ◽  
Evaluation Mechanism ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Blue Print

Zimbabwe has faced persistent droughts from around year 1990 to date posing a structural food security challenge to the populace. Recently, the government of Zimbabwe introduced a blue print to spearhead and map sustainable balance in tapping value from the available natural and man-made resources in the country. This is known as the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-economic Transformation Programme (Zim Asset). Amongst its prospects, agriculture and nutrition has been reckoned as a sustainable cluster for economic development. This study was undertaken one and half years after the implementation of Zim Asset as an evaluation mechanism on the successes and challenges faced in transforming the Zimbabwean economy with specific reference to the Food and Nutrition Cluster. The study employed both post positivism and interpretivism philosophies applying quantitative and qualitative approaches in gathering research data. The research instruments included documentary evidence, face to face in-depth interviews and focus groups. The in-depth interviews explored issues to do with resources allocation in line with the Zim Asset agriculture sustenance objectives. Focus was therefore, on the four Ministries supporting the Food and Nutrition Cluster. Eighty percent of the respondents reported that the economic blue print has not made any significant strides in improving the country’s agricultural performance and food security since the inception of Zim Asset in October 2013. It was noted that the country continued to import maize from Zambia and other countries in the region. The major reason for its lack of success was due to the unavailability of resources to support the programme and the fact that land was allocated to unproductive and cell phone farmers. There was consensus that land audit and recapitalisation of the agriculture sector were critical in achieving the desired outcomes. The study recommends that the programme be adequately funded, so that the country can become self-sufficient.

Agroecology and sustainable food systems: Participatory research to improve food security among HIV-affected households in northern Malawi

2016 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 89-99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanson Nyantakyi-Frimpong ◽  
Faith Nankasa Mambulu ◽  
Rachel Bezner Kerr ◽  
Isaac Luginaah ◽  
Esther Lupafya
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Participatory Research ◽  
Food Systems ◽  
Sustainable Food Systems ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Improve Food Security

scholarly journals Sustainable Food Security Measurement: A Systemic Methodology

2017 ◽  
Vol 193 ◽  
pp. 012053 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Findiastuti ◽  
M L Singgih ◽  
M Anityasari
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Sustainable Food

scholarly journals Food Security and Income through Sweet Potato Production in Teso, Uganda

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
William Faustine Epeju ◽  
Peter Milton Rukundo
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Potato Production ◽  
Grain Legumes ◽  
Agricultural System ◽  
Sweet Potatoes ◽  
Sustainable Food ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Methods ◽  
Adequate Food

Two relevant studies on food security are referred to in the article. Food insecurity from time to time threatens in Teso sub region which houses a viable Teso agricultural system. One study was done during 2001-2003 in Teso on sweet potato production with 650 persons participating and the second one was done in one disaster affected area of Bududa District nearby during 2012-2016 when 1,142 persons participated. Kiryandongo District where Bududa landslide survivors were resettled in Uganda was included in that study. Participatory methods such as focus group discussions, farm observations, in-depth interviews, and questionnaires were used. Both studies used qualitative and quantitative methods for data analysis. The sweet potato stands second after cassava as the crop for famine and disaster periods in Teso to meet the human right to adequate food to complement the well dried cereals & grain legumes that stored longer. Livestock especially was also one of the prime determinants of food security and income in Teso. Free from cyanides with a good content of affordable Vitamin A from orange fleshed varieties, sweet potatoes in Teso contributed about 61% to the yearly food per capita of the population thus a recommendable crop for sustainable food security and some income in Teso and beyond. 

Managing Abiotic Stresses With Rice Agriculture to Achieve Sustainable Food Security

2019 ◽  
pp. 23-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiban Krishna Biswas ◽  
Md. Shahjahan Kabir ◽  
Md. Sazzadur Rahman ◽  
Kamrun Nahar ◽  
Mirza Hasanuzzaman
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Abiotic Stresses ◽  
Rice Agriculture ◽  
Sustainable Food

scholarly journals Diversification of Local Tubers through Optimization of Cocoa Farming in Supporting Sustainable Food Security

2021 ◽  
Vol 940 (1) ◽  
pp. 012089
Author(s):  
H Pribadi ◽  
S Jumiyati ◽  
A Muis ◽  
I K Widnyana ◽  
J Mustabi
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Sweet Potato ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Calorific Value ◽  
Buffer Zone ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
World Population ◽  
Sweet Potatoes ◽  
Sustainable Food

Abstract The rate of world population growth gets faster every year, while on the other hand the land available for food production activities is increasingly limited. Efforts to increase income and food crop production by using cocoa farming to support national food security can be done by optimizing of land through crop diversification patterns by planting local tubers under cocoa farming. This research aims to analyze the optimization of land use, revenue and production costs. In addition, analyzing the nutritional content contained in each type of local tubers, namely sweet potato, cassava and taro. The research was conducted in the the buffer zone of Lore Lindu National Park (TNLL), Palolo District, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. The results showed that the optimization of land use and revenue was obtained through the diversification pattern of sweet potato and cocoa. Optimization of the costs use occurs in the use of fertilizer production inputs. In addition, sweet potatoes have a higher calorific value, protein and fat compared to cassava and taro. However, the carbohydrate content of cassava is higher than that of sweet potato and taro.

scholarly journals Village Community Food Security through Development Plantation and Animal Husbandry Products in Menteng Karya Village, Kapuas Regency

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1697-1704
Author(s):  
Dhanu Pitoyo
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Agricultural Products ◽  
Community Food Security ◽  
Central Kalimantan ◽  
Village Community ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Livestock Products ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study aims to analyze that the empowerment of villagers can be obtained from the development of plantation and livestock products to increase self-reliance, there is a creative side to maintain food security for residents of Menteng Karya Village, Kapuas District, Central Kalimantan Province. The data were obtained based on the results of in-depth interviews from October to December 2020 with 5 UKM players and supported by secondary data from relevant sources. The data is processed based on the type of qualitative research. In the results of this study, it is found that SMEs have been able to develop products from their agricultural products, but encounter obstacles in the form of marketing, packaging, and licensing in the form of P-IRT and halal certification of the products they produce.  

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