Food Insecurity, Poverty and Informality

Raimundo, Inês; Crush, Jonathan; Pendleton, Wade

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“…A cross-sectional study was conducted in Maputo, southern Mozambique. Maputo is the capital city of Mozambique and is divided into seven municipal districts that include KaNyaka Island and Katembe across the bay [ 24 ]. Maputo is the largest urban agglomeration in Mozambique.…”

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Food Insecurity and Associated Factors among Households in Maputo City

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Food insecurity (FI) is a global concern and is one of the main causes of malnutrition in low- and middle-income countries. In Mozambique, the burden of FI and how various factors contribute to FI is not well known. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of FI and its associated factors in southern Mozambique. Data from 1842 household heads in Maputo City were analyzed in a cross-sectional design. Food insecurity was measured using a modified version of the US Department of Agriculture Household Food Security scale, and its association with socio-demographic factors was assessed through multiple regressions. Altogether, 79% of the households were food insecure; of these, 16.6% had mild FI, 28.1% moderate and 34.4% severe FI. The study revealed that low-income households, those with less educated heads, and those engaged in informal work were significantly more prone to FI. Likewise, dietary diversity and the number of meals were also significant predictors of FI. These findings suggest the need for decent work and job creation, which calls for joint efforts from government, the private sector, and international institutions. Furthermore, these key drivers should be considered in the development of public health policies and programs designed to alleviate household FI and malnutrition in Mozambique.

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“…The second consists of the poorer residential suburbs and covers Nlhamankulu and KaMaxaquene. The third covers the peri-urban districts of KaMavota and KaMubukwana [ 24 ]. According to the 2017 general census, Maputo has about 1,080,277 inhabitants (52% female and 48% male) and 235,750 households [ 26 ].…”

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“…Two international urban food security research projects, the African Food Security Urban Network (AFSUN) and the Hungry Cities Partnership (HCP), conducted multiple representative surveys on urban household food security and the urban food system, beginning in 2008. The survey instruments employed by both projects were the food security measurements designed by the Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Program, including the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS), the Household Dietary Diversity Score (HDDS), the Months of Adequate Household Food Provisioning (MAHFP), the formula determining food poverty lines, and an income and expenditure survey (Battersby & Crush, 2016;McCordic, 2016;Raimundo et al, 2016;Riley & Caesar, 2017). These research projects continue to make valuable contributions to understanding, on a large scale, urban food security.…”

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Understanding Food Security and Hunger in Xai-Xai, Mozambique

Raimundo

Caesar

2022

Transforming Urban Food Systems in Secondary Cities in Africa

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The cyclical alternation of drought, cyclones and floods threaten food security for households in rapidly growing coastal cities such as Xai-Xai, Mozambique. Inhabitants of Xai-Xai are highly dependent on urban subsistence agriculture and informal markets in order to guarantee food for their households. Both of these food security strategies have been affected by natural disasters in recent years making it difficult for households to access food. Recent research discussed in this chapter demonstrates that urban households are deprived of basic needs and live under permanent stress manifested by their inability to provide a pot of xima meal on household’s tables. The area around Xai-Xai used to be the granary of the southern Mozambique, but it is no longer able to guarantee that role. A common response among Xai-Xai residents to questions about urban food security is that food security is a concept for experts who do not understand their lived experiences. To them, food security associated with the whole household having enough xima. This chapter examines the concept of food security from the perspective of what really matters to households in the context of extreme events. The chapter integrates the lead author’s reflections on her community’s experiences with hunger and food security during her childhood with recent research on food security in Mozambique. The significance of this method in this instance is, as stated above, to uncover food security experiences that may well escape rigorous quantitative methods.

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The Hungry Cities Food Purchases Matrix: Household Food Sourcing and Food System Interaction

Crush

McCordic

2017

Urban Forum

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Food Insecurity, Poverty and Informality

Cited by 5 publications

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Food Insecurity and Associated Factors among Households in Maputo City

Food Insecurity and Associated Factors among Households in Maputo City

Understanding Food Security and Hunger in Xai-Xai, Mozambique

The Hungry Cities Food Purchases Matrix: Household Food Sourcing and Food System Interaction

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