COVID-19 and Food Insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean

Hernández-Vasquéz, Akram; Visconti-Lopez, Fabriccio J.; Chacón-Torrico, Horacio; Azañedo, Diego

doi:10.1080/19320248.2022.2086023

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“…A recent study using information from the high-frequency phone surveys (HFPS) of the World Bank database reported that the prevalence of FI in LAC countries was high at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and had progressively declined by the end of the year 2020 [ 18 ]. However, the studies on the state of FI show little evidence of the availability of resources, the increase in food prices, and other factors that affect the existing reality in this region [ 9 , 19 , 20 , 21 ].…”

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Factors Associated with Food Insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean Countries: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 13 Countries

2022

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It is estimated that Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is the region with the second highest figures for food insecurity (FI) globally, with a prevalence of 40.9% in the entire region. This cross-sectional study analyzes the household factors associated with FI across 13 LAC countries. We used data from the first round of high-frequency phone surveys, conducted by the World Bank. Approximately 4 out of 10 people in LAC experienced FI during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. FI was positively associated with the number of individuals aged from 5 to 18 years, the number of men, the illness, accident, or death of an income-earning household member, and health expenditure due to COVID-19 or other illnesses, as well as the increase in food prices, reduced family income, and job loss by a member of the household. On the other hand, households located in capital cities and those with more bedrooms were less likely to have experienced FI. The design of social policies must focus on the economic deficiencies experienced by the LAC population, with unemployment, reduced income, and high food costs being the main factors that must be addressed to ensure adequate nutrition.

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Factors Associated with Food Insecurity in Latin America and the Caribbean Countries: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of 13 Countries

2022

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Acreage and farm investments decisions amidst uncertainty: A case study of rural India

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Villacis

2024

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This study provides evidence‐based information on the impact of the pandemic lockdown and other COVID‐19‐related policies on Indian rural households' decisions on‐farm investments and operations (planting and borrowing decisions). The study uses the World Bank's (2021) high‐frequency rural household‐level survey across six states of India for the 2020 Kharif crop season. Our analyses also show that farm households exhibit differences in their perception of the pandemic's impact on their farming operations. In terms of input cost, farm households exhibited heterogeneous reactions to input costs like fertilizer during the early part of the pandemic. Our results also show that government incentives in the form of cash transfers do not significantly impact households' farm operations decisions (including loan acquisitions). Policymakers could focus on policies that develop resilience toward a major shock like the pandemic and this requires preparedness [EconLit Citations: C36, D19, Q12, R20].

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