Impact of Demographic Vulnerabilities and Socio-Economic Resilience on Food Insecurity in Pakistan-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Impact of Demographic Vulnerabilities and Socio-Economic Resilience on Food Insecurity in Pakistan

Published:2022-10-15 Issue: Volume: Page:002190962211303
ISSN:0021-9096
Container-title:Journal of Asian and African Studies
language:en
Short-container-title:Journal of Asian and African Studies

Author:

Parveen Ayesha¹,Tufail Saira¹^ORCID,Salman Verda²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Economics, Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi, Pakistan

2. Department of Economics, School of Social Sciences and Humanities, National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan

Abstract

Despite being an agrarian economy, food insecurity is pervasive in Pakistan. This study examines the impact of multiple dimensions of household vulnerability and socio-economic resilience on food insecurity. The results of ordinary least squares and Logistic regression based on data from Pakistan Standard and Living Measurement Survey (2018–2019) and Food Insecurity Experience Scale showed that vulnerabilities like age and employment dependency, household size, and gender composition play a significant role in food insecurity. The key policy interventions that can prevent households from experiencing food insecurity would be investments in human capital, empowering women, and reduction in rural–urban disparity.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Development,Geography, Planning and Development

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00219096221130349

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