Planning for food secure cities: Measuring the influence of infrastructure and income on household food security in Southern African cities

Frayne, Bruce; McCordic, Cameron

doi:10.1016/j.geoforum.2015.06.025

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“…This tool captures changes in the capacity of the household to address vulnerability in such a way, that guarantees a supply above a minimum level throughout the year as well as, to identify the population's food deficiencies or excesses. It also provides the baseline for interventions that improve the food consumption in households [17][18][19].…”

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Food Access and Coping Strategies Adopted by Households to Fight Hunger among Indigenous Communities of Sierra Tarahumara in Mexico

2018

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Households' food access remains a concern primarily in rural households in lower-and middle-income countries. The purpose of this study is to measure food access and to identify the coping strategies in indigenous households of the communities of Sierra Tarahumara in Mexico. The representative sample was made up of 123 households from 38 communities. The survey was conducted face to face during the winter season between February and March 2015. Since all respondents only speak the Tarahumara language, authors were assisted by translators. The level of access to food was low in 54.47% of households. The main coping strategies used by households were rationing and augmenting short-term household food availability. Bivariate analyses were used, with Chi-square (χ 2 ) test suggesting that coping strategies associated with food access included: reliance on less expensive foods, purchasing food on credit, limiting portion size at meal times, skipping meals, and restricting consumption of adults to secure children's intake. One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) test indicated that the income derived from various households are identical across all food access levels. We conclude that the indigenous households did experience difficulties in obtaining food.

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Food Access and Coping Strategies Adopted by Households to Fight Hunger among Indigenous Communities of Sierra Tarahumara in Mexico

2018

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“…This is in contrast with our findings since the households in our research were found in poverty situation and extreme poverty. This leads us to guess that the households suffer from food insecurity, based on the reason that it is a poverty subcategory; this is the lack of income necessary to buy necessary food to survive in the given conditions (Frayne and McCordic, 2015;Burchi and De Muro, 2016;Gautam and Andersen, 2016;Sonnino and Hanmer, 2016).…”

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“…This index is administered to one household member who answers on behalf of the rest of the household (preferably the woman that cook food or household head). The stability of household food access is operationalized in the MAHFP as the adequacy of food provisions over a 12 month period (Swindale and Bilinsky, 2010;Leah et al 2012;Frayne and McCordic, 2015).…”

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Food security measurement in rural households: the case of indigenous communities in Sierra Tarahumara, Mexico

Ahimán¹,

Vanessa²

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DEDICATIONMy God for giving me the opportunity to be able to study and for giving me the strength to carry on. My parents Otilia and Carlos, examples of courage, endurance and determination. My husband Jorge for your love and for being there by my side during this journey. My dear family my refuge, as it without their encouragement and understanding, it wouldhave been impossible for me to finish this work. AGRADECIMIENTOSEn esta etapa de mi vida, como lo fue realizar los estudios de Doctorado; directa o indirectamente participaron varias personas, ya sea supervisando, aconsejando, opinando o simplemente dándome ánimo, para poder llegar a la feliz culminación de esta tesis doctoral y por ello quiero aprovechar este espacio para agradecerles.Agradezco inmensamente y desde lo profundo de mi corazón a Dios, por ser la guía y la fortaleza que sostiene mi vida y por crear la oportunidad de realizar este Doctorado.A Alberto Garrido tutor de esta tesis doctoral, por la supervisión académica brindada a lo largo de la realización de la misma, así como por la paciencia y apoyo brindado en todo momento; valoro cada tiempo que me dedicaste y los consejos que me proporcionaste y también te agradezco por abrirme las puertas del CEIGRAM y darme la oportunidad de colaborar en el libro Water for Food and Wellbeing in Latin America and the Caribbean. A Eduardo Santellano Estrada le agradezco por invitarme a realizar una estancia de investigación en la Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, México, en el Centro de Extensión e Innovación Rural (CEIR) Noroeste (Enero-Abril 2015), quien me dio la oportunidad de colaborar en el "Proyecto de Cooperación Binacional de Extensión e Innovación Universitaria, bajo el Modelo Land Grand", este proyecto me permitió obtener la información necesaria, para realizar esta tesis de doctoral, muchas gracias por la oportunidad brindada.Además, agradezco a los colaboradores del CEIR en especial a Gerardo, Sandra, Ireyli, Fanni, y a todos por su amable acogida.Quiero expresar mi inmenso agradecimiento a todas las familias de las comunidades de la Sierra Tarahumara encuestadas, quienes me abrieron sus puertas, su gran bondad contribuyó decisivamente a la finalización del trabajo de campo. Asimismo, agradezco, a los líderes locales de San Ignacio de Arareco, al Comisario Daniel Villalobos, a los extensionistas del CEIR y a los traductores locales. Mi especial agradecimiento a Don Candelario, Rosita, Marco, Pablo, Julio y Armando, quienes me acompañaron a realizar las encuestas, muchas gracias.Al CEIGRAM, a sus directivos, y todos sus miembros. Quiero agradecer principalmente al Profesor José María Sumpsi, por su apoyo brindado desde que fue mi profesor de la asignatura de Desarrollo Rural en el Máster de Economía, hasta la fecha.Gracias también a Inés Mínguez, Ana Tarquis, Isabel Bardají, Esperanza, Katerina, Begoña, y todos los compañeros del CEIGRAM por la confraternidad brindada en estos años que estuve realizando la tesis.Al Departamento de Economía Agraria, Estadística y Gestión de Empresas y a su program...

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“…The level of undernourishment decreased by only 1.7% in 20121.7% in -20141.7% in compared to 19901.7% in -19921.7% in (UN, 2015. This trend is determined by the overstated plan indicators of target security achievement of economically underdeveloped region, the duration of the forecast period of the target indicators and the impossibility of their adjustment as well as by lack of consideration of variant food security levels, which has caused the ineffectiveness of measures to achieve it (Frayne and McCordic, 2015). In addition, there is a threat of a significantly higher rate of population growth as opposed to food provision in the countries of the world, especially in the economically underdeveloped regions.…”

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Food Security Forecast within the Framework of Mankind Survival Strategy Concept in the Twenty-First Century

Sabden¹,

Ashirov²

2016

American Journal of Applied Sciences

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Abstract:The present article justifies the necessity of improving the food security planning within the framework of implementing the millennium development goals. In this regard, the study develops a brand new approach in the theory of methodology for assessing and monitoring the global food security, aimed at forecasting quantitative scenarios of its development. A distinctive advantage of this approach is the ability to forecast optimistic, pessimistic and realistic scenarios for provision of food security levels regarding certain groups of countries depending on their economic development. This approach utilizes subjectivity in the process of monitoring the provision of food security levels and contributes to optimizing the ways to increasing it in conditions of uncertainty.

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Planning for food secure cities: Measuring the influence of infrastructure and income on household food security in Southern African cities

Cited by 48 publications

References 27 publications

Food Access and Coping Strategies Adopted by Households to Fight Hunger among Indigenous Communities of Sierra Tarahumara in Mexico

Food Access and Coping Strategies Adopted by Households to Fight Hunger among Indigenous Communities of Sierra Tarahumara in Mexico

Food security measurement in rural households: the case of indigenous communities in Sierra Tarahumara, Mexico

Food Security Forecast within the Framework of Mankind Survival Strategy Concept in the Twenty-First Century

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