Unemployment and household food hardship in the economic recession

Huang, Jin; Kim, Youngmi; Birkenmaier, Julie

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“…We further demonstrate physical and economic barriers to food access during COVID-19 and the coping strategies of respondents in food insecure households. Previous research 10,11 suggests links between job loss and food insecurity, indicating that the profound increase in Americans experiencing job loss and disruption 24 will present acute and large-scale impacts across the population. Since Vermont unemployment claims reflect the national trend, these results likely reflect a broader U.S. phenomenon of rising food insecurity rates, evidenced by early non-peer reviewed studies.…”

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The Early Food Insecurity Impacts of COVID-19

Niles

Bertmann

Belarmino

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BackgroundCOVID-19 has disrupted food access and impacted food insecurity, which is associated with numerous adverse individual and public health outcomes. MethodsWe conducted a statewide population-level survey in Vermont from March 29-April 12, 2020, during the beginning of a statewide stay-at-home order. We utilized the USDA six-item validated food security module to measure food insecurity before COVID-19 and since COVID-19. We assessed food insecurity prevalence and reported food access challenges, coping strategies, and perceived helpful interventions among food secure, consistently food insecure , and newly food insecure (post COVID-19) respondents. ResultsAmong 3,219 respondents, there was a 33% increase in household food insecurity since COVID-19 (p<0.001), with 35.6% of food insecure households classified as newly food insecure. Respondents experiencing a job loss were more likely to experience food insecurity (OR 3.43; 95% CI, 2.45-4.80).

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confidence: 95%

The Early Food Insecurity Impacts of COVID-19

Niles

Bertmann

Belarmino

et al. 2020

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“…As drought affects crops, livestock and livelihoods in the area, the employment opportunities decrease consequently contributing to increased food insecurity. Unemployment is one of the most important risk factors for household food security which mainly affects household food consumption through negative income shock and income volatility (Huang et al 2016).…”

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Linking Food Security with Household’s Adaptive Capacity and Drought Risk: Implications for Sustainable Rural Development

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In spite of green revolution and rapid economic growth, India's vast population still suffers from hunger and poverty, especially in the rural areas. Moreover, drought adversely affects India's economy by declining agricultural production and purchasing power. It also escalates rural unemployment which ultimately affects household food security. Our study investigated the food security of drought prone rural households in a broader context by linking the dimensions of food security with dimensions of climate change vulnerability. We used the primary data of 157 drought prone rural households of Odisha state in India for analysis. This study employed polychoric principal component analysis to construct an aggregate food security index. An ordered probit model was used to estimate the determinants of food security. The FSI showed that three-fourth of the respondents were facing food security issues with varying degrees. The estimates of ordered probit model indicated that joint family, education, migration and health insurance are key variables that determine food security, whereas drought adversely affected food security of rural households. Overarching strategies are required to effectively address food

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“…Income determines the ability of households to purchase food (Crush, 2013), whereas rising food prices exacerbates the problem of food insecurity (Hadley et al, 2012). While socio-demographic and economic factors predict the risk of unemployment (Serneels, 2007;Tolossa and Etana, 2014), unemployment, in turn, is positively associated with food insecurity (Omonona and Agoi, 2007;Huang et al, 2015). However, the way unemployment is linked to food insecurity is not explored with the assumption that the former is a direct cause of the latter (Huang et al, 2015).…”

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Unemployment and Food Insecurity in Urban Ethiopia

Etana¹,

Tolossa²

2017

African Development Review

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Although unemployment is often associated with food insecurity, the paths through which it leads to food insecurity is less explored. This study investigates the effects of unemployment on food insecurity based on data collected from 410 randomly selected households in Addis Ababa and the Munessa district of Arsi Zone. Binary logistic regression was used to analyze the data. The results show that 55.9 percent of the respondents were unemployed and only 12.4 percent of the households were food secure. The prevalence of food insecurity was higher among households headed by unemployed persons. Education and economic factors are the mechanisms through which unemployment leads to food insecurity. Lack of education reduces the chance of employment and the quality of jobs engaged in whilst the economic path to food insecurity is partly related to the inability of poor households to cope with soaring food prices and seasonal unemployment. Thus, increasing employment opportunities through pro-poor measures is a means to enhance human capital development that helps the people take advantage of the labour market and improve the economic status of households, ultimately leading to ensuring food security.

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Unemployment and household food hardship in the economic recession

Abstract: Objective: The present study examined the association between unemployment and household food insecurity during the

Cited by 60 publications

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The Early Food Insecurity Impacts of COVID-19

The Early Food Insecurity Impacts of COVID-19

Linking Food Security with Household’s Adaptive Capacity and Drought Risk: Implications for Sustainable Rural Development

Unemployment and Food Insecurity in Urban Ethiopia

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