Risk, perception and COVID-19 impact on food security: evidence from Bundelkhand region, India

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Title: Risk, perception and COVID-19 impact on food security: evidence from Bundelkhand region, India
Authors: Surendra Singh Jatav
Source: Discover Sustainability, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-20 (2024)
Publisher Information: Springer, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Environmental sciences
Subject Terms: Food availability, Food accessibility, Food stability, Food utilization, Bundelkhand region, Household food security, Environmental sciences, GE1-350
More Details: Abstract This study assessed the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on household food security in the Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh, India. Macro data on 29 indicators was collected to identify food insecure districts, and after identification of most food insecure region, i.e. Bundelkhand region, micro data was collected from an intensive field survey. A multi-stage sampling technique was adopted to select study sites and respondents. A total of 240 sample households of various land sizes and income groups were contacted to collect data using a well-structured and pre-tested schedule. The study findings revealed that districts belonging to the Bundelkhand region are highly food insecure compared with other regions of Uttar Pradesh, India. Micro-level findings indicate that households in the Lalitpur district are relatively food insecure compared to those in the Jhansi district. The results suggest that ongoing future government responses should focus on structural changes in food security by developing responsive packages to cushion members pushed into food insecurity by such pandemics.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2662-9984
Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2662-9984
DOI: 10.1007/s43621-024-00267-6
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/cddab11f364640f59e5871086baa3ac8
Accession Number: edsdoj.b11f364640f59e5871086baa3ac8
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:26629984
DOI:10.1007/s43621-024-00267-6
Published in:Discover Sustainability
Language:English