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Towards better measurement of household food security: Harmonizing indicators and the role of household surveys
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In this article, the authors identify the elements of a strategy, built around a combination of short-term fixes and long-term methodological advancements, to reverse the existing trends of poor coordination and slow methodological innovation in food security measurement and monitoring.About:
This article is published in Global Food Security.The article was published on 2013-03-01. It has received 338 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Food security & Dashboard (business).read more
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Crop diversification and household food security status: evidence from rural Benin
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used principal component analysis (PCA) to construct a multidimensional food security indices and a Simpson diversity index has been used to measure the degree of crop diversification.
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Making the most of imperfect data: a critical evaluation of standard information collected in farm household surveys
Simon Fraval,James Hammond,James Hammond,Jannike Wichern,Simon J. Oosting,Imke J.M. de Boer,Nils Teufel,Mats Lannerstad,Katharina Waha,Tim Pagella,Todd S. Rosenstock,Ken E. Giller,Mario Herrero,David Harris,Mark T. van Wijk +14 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated a series of standard reported values and indicators that are captured in multiple farm household surveys, and then quantified their credibility, consistency and, thus, their reliability, finding that even variables which might be considered easy to estimate had instances of non-credible observations.
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Impacts of Covid-19 on Food Security: Panel Data Evidence from Nigeria
TL;DR: In this article, the overall and differential impacts of COVID-19 on household food security, labor market participation and local food prices in Nigeria were quantified using a difference-in-difference approach.
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Food availability and livelihood strategies among rural households across Uganda
Jannike Wichern,Mark T. van Wijk,Katrien Descheemaeker,Romain Frelat,Romain Frelat,Romain Frelat,Piet J.A. van Asten,Ken E. Giller +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an approach to relate spatial patterns of food security to livelihood strategies, including the contribution of on-and off-farm activities to household food availability.
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Exploring Options for Improving Rice Production to Reduce Hunger and Poverty in Kenya
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed works from published peer review articles, agricultural research and development reports from national and international institutions to find possible ways of boosting rice production in Kenya and found that rice is increasingly becoming a food security crop for most of the developing countries.
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Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) for Measurement of Food Access: Indicator Guide: Version 3
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Measuring Food Insecurity
TL;DR: This work states that estimated prevalence rates and patterns remain tenuous because measuring food security, an elusive concept, remains difficult.
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Acute Multidimensional Poverty: A New Index for Developing Countries
Sabina Alkire,Maria Emma Santos +1 more
TL;DR: The Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) as discussed by the authors is the first multidimensional poverty index for 104 developing countries and is composed of ten indicators corresponding to the same three dimensions as the Human Development Index: Education, Health and Standard of Living.
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Operationalizing Dietary Diversity: A Review of Measurement Issues and Research Priorities
TL;DR: Evidence from a multicountry analysis suggests that household-level DD diversity is strongly associated with household per capita income and energy availability, suggesting that DD could be a useful indicator of food security.