Farooqui, N. Mullick, N.H. and Khan, A.A.
Identifying location specific indicators to measure food security: A qualitative and quantitative approach - The Indian Jounral of Economics - 101(3), Jan, 2021: p.387-407
India fell from 55 in 2015 to 102nd rank in 2019 on Global Hunger Index, an index of 117 countries. This has put a major jolt on the development plans of the country. Food security has always been a major indicator of poverty and economic development. What are the challenges that are still faced by developing countries? Are these developing countries lagging behind in the much-needed targeted programs to remove hunger? How should the food security be measured in such countries? The paper discusses the importance of location specific indicators in identifying the food insecure. Factory and non-factory workers along with migrants and non-migrants are such location specific indicators. A mixed method survey for measuring food security is being conducted with the help of Indices of Coping Strategies. It is with the help of such local indicators much can be achieved at local level which may have global impact. It was found that non-factory workers’ and migrants’ conditions were on higher side of frequency and severity of coping strategies. It was also found that the factory workers had to undergo hardships such as health hazards and children under 14 years of age illegally working in those factories etc. This survey has been conducted to develop a cse in an urban slum named Shah Jamal located in Aligarh city of Uttar Pradesh which is one of the largest states in India. It draws lt of significance as the study can be potentially generalized and can be widely adopted in many states to understand the role it plays in the economic development of the country. – Reproduced
Food security, Location specific Indicators, Households coping strategies, Qualitative indicators and quantitative indicators.
Identifying location specific indicators to measure food security: A qualitative and quantitative approach - The Indian Jounral of Economics - 101(3), Jan, 2021: p.387-407
India fell from 55 in 2015 to 102nd rank in 2019 on Global Hunger Index, an index of 117 countries. This has put a major jolt on the development plans of the country. Food security has always been a major indicator of poverty and economic development. What are the challenges that are still faced by developing countries? Are these developing countries lagging behind in the much-needed targeted programs to remove hunger? How should the food security be measured in such countries? The paper discusses the importance of location specific indicators in identifying the food insecure. Factory and non-factory workers along with migrants and non-migrants are such location specific indicators. A mixed method survey for measuring food security is being conducted with the help of Indices of Coping Strategies. It is with the help of such local indicators much can be achieved at local level which may have global impact. It was found that non-factory workers’ and migrants’ conditions were on higher side of frequency and severity of coping strategies. It was also found that the factory workers had to undergo hardships such as health hazards and children under 14 years of age illegally working in those factories etc. This survey has been conducted to develop a cse in an urban slum named Shah Jamal located in Aligarh city of Uttar Pradesh which is one of the largest states in India. It draws lt of significance as the study can be potentially generalized and can be widely adopted in many states to understand the role it plays in the economic development of the country. – Reproduced
Food security, Location specific Indicators, Households coping strategies, Qualitative indicators and quantitative indicators.