PANDEMIC-INDUCED LOCKDOWN'S SHOCK TO HOUSEHOLD LEVEL FOOD SECURITY

Ensemble ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol SP-1 (1) ◽  
pp. 120-128
Author(s):  
Tanmoy Kumar Pal ◽  
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Subhrangsu Santra ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
Scale Scores ◽  
Vegetables And Fruits ◽  
Gap Data ◽  
Food Insecurity Access ◽  
The Impact

The impact of the lockdown induced by the COVID-19 pandemic was devastating for the farm as well as the non-farm sectors of the Indian economy. Even though many authors expressed the apprehensions of hunger, and journalistic accounts of hunger appeared in newspapers, very few studies were undertaken to investigate the nature and extent of lockdown-induced food insecurity experienced by the households and understand the household management strategies adopted by those households. This study was undertaken in a village located in the Birbhum district of West Bengal during the unlock-I phase to fill the above-stated gap. Data for this study were collected from 40 households using a standardized tool known as the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), and a semi-structured questionnaire. Results showed that inaccessibility of food was experienced by the households in three domains- anxiety and uncertainty (82.5% households), unsatisfactory quality (100% households), and insufficient quantity (77.5% households). However, quantitative scale scores of food insecurity showed that none of the households experienced the highest possible degree of food insecurity. The public distribution system and mid-day-meal programs were most effective in reducing the food insecurity of many families, but the level of support extended was not enough. More than half of the households reported a reduction in animal protein consumption, higher expenditure on vegetables and fruits, and an increase in taking loans. Based on the findings of the study, two specific suggestions were provided for facilitating the management of disruptions caused by lockdown-like emergency conditions.

scholarly journals Comparing measures of urban food security in Accra, Ghana

Food Security ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 417-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cascade Tuholske ◽  
Kwaw Andam ◽  
Jordan Blekking ◽  
Tom Evans ◽  
Kelly Caylor
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Poor Correlation ◽  
Household Food Insecurity ◽  
Urban Food Security ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Household Food ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Food Insecurity Access

AbstractThe urban population in Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to expand by nearly 800 million people in the next 30 years. How this rapid urban transition is affecting household-level urban food security, and reverberating into broader food systems, is poorly understood. To fill this gap, we use data from a 2017 survey (n = 668) of low- and middle-income residents of Accra, Ghana, to characterize and compare the predictors of household-level food security using three established metrics: the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS); the Household Food Insecurity Access Prevalence (HFIAP); and the Food Consumption Score (FCS). According to HFIAP, 70% of sampled households are food insecure, but only 2% fall below acceptable thresholds measured by FCS. Only one household reported sourcing food from modern supermarkets and fewer than 3% produce food for consumption through gardening, farming, or fishing. Instead, households rely on purchased food from traditional markets, local stalls and kiosks, and street hawkers. Results from a suite of general linear models show that household assets, education, and demographic characteristics are significantly associated with food security outcomes according to HFIAS and HFIAP. The poor correlation and weak model agreement between dietary recall such as FCS, and experience-based food security metrics, like HFIAS and HFIAP, highlight limitations of employing historically rural-centric food security measurement approaches within the urban context. Given that Sub-Saharan Africa’s future is urban, our results add empirical evidence in support of the growing chorus of scholars advocating for comprehensive urban-oriented food security research and policy agendas across Sub-Saharan Africa.

scholarly journals E Facility for Ensuring Periodic Functioning of Public Distrubution System for Rural People

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2S4) ◽  
pp. 286-288
Keyword(s):  
Distribution System ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
The State ◽  
State Governments ◽  
Fair Price ◽  
Rural People ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Incorrect Classification

The main aim of this article is to illustrate the impact of public distribution system (PDS) in our state. The performance and problems of PDS varies regionally based on the implication of system by state governments and union territories, hence this article would give a holistic picture of obstacles in public distribution system in the state. The assessment of previous studies represents; corruption, poor quality and less quantity of entitlements, incorrect classification of below and above poverty households, bogus cards and inadequate functioning of the fair price shops are the major problems in system, therefore this article intensely discuss about the effective and benefits in PDS.

scholarly journals The Dietary Pattern, Nutritional Status, and Dual Burden of Malnutrition

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiran Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Distribution System ◽  
Dietary Pattern ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Public Distribution System ◽  
Dual Burden ◽  
Eating Out ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Expenditure Pattern

India is currently witnessing the dual burden of malnutrition, with a growing risk of overweight and obesity among Indians, accompanied by high undernutrition is a big cause of worry. This paper is trying to focus on the trends and pattern of dual burden in India and how this dual burden is associated with diet and nutrition pattern. This paper tries to analyze the changes in dietary pattern from 2004-05 to 2015-16 and how it changes across the region and gender in India also its association with dual burden is also discussed. The paper also emphasizes the nutritional status and micronutrient deficiency among children. Along with consumption expenditure pattern, the impact of eating out and lack of physical activity is also considered here. The paper also confers about Public Distribution System that launched to address malnutrition in India, its challenges and other available options.

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