Food accessibility measurements amongst rural and urban informal dwellers in Buea Municipality
Food insecurity remains a global threat despite advances made to mitigate its effect on human suffering. Numerous indicators have been developed, tested and validated to measure specific aspects of food security, which may likely present different results. This study uses Household Dietary Diversity...
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| description | Food insecurity remains a global threat despite advances made to mitigate its effect on human suffering. Numerous indicators have been developed, tested and validated to measure specific aspects of food security, which may likely present different results. This study uses Household Dietary Diversity Scores (HDDS) and Household Food Insecurity Scale (HFIAS) to compare food accessibility status between rural and informal urban dwellers in Buea municipality and Poisson regression to analyse the determinants of food insecurity among the two groups. The two food insecurity measures present different results. HFIAS shows about 97% food insecurity of the sampled population of Buea Municipality and a significant difference of p < 001 between the rural (99.3%) and urban areas (94.7%), the HDDS shows a food insecurity status of 25.8% and an insignificant difference between the rural (24.8%)and urban (26.7%) areas. This difference affirms that multiple indicators should be used to measure food security in detail. The high incidences of food insecurity presented by HFIAS for both the rural and urban areas indicate that policies to curtail food insecurity should be of a broader focus on improving production capacity, training and employment opportunities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bf4fb4d4021b45ac890254aeb047dabf2023-05-21T04:35:51ZengElsevierJournal of Agriculture and Food Research2666-15432023-06-0112100606Food accessibility measurements amongst rural and urban informal dwellers in Buea MunicipalityMajory Ongie Meliko0Ebanda Rachel Mossy1Mary Eyeniyeh Ngaiwi2Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, University of Buea, Cameroon; Corresponding author. Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness University Of Buea, P. O. Box 63, Buea, Cameroon.Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, University of Buea, CameroonDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, University of Buea, Cameroon; International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Cali, ColombiaFood insecurity remains a global threat despite advances made to mitigate its effect on human suffering. Numerous indicators have been developed, tested and validated to measure specific aspects of food security, which may likely present different results. This study uses Household Dietary Diversity Scores (HDDS) and Household Food Insecurity Scale (HFIAS) to compare food accessibility status between rural and informal urban dwellers in Buea municipality and Poisson regression to analyse the determinants of food insecurity among the two groups. The two food insecurity measures present different results. HFIAS shows about 97% food insecurity of the sampled population of Buea Municipality and a significant difference of p < 001 between the rural (99.3%) and urban areas (94.7%), the HDDS shows a food insecurity status of 25.8% and an insignificant difference between the rural (24.8%)and urban (26.7%) areas. This difference affirms that multiple indicators should be used to measure food security in detail. The high incidences of food insecurity presented by HFIAS for both the rural and urban areas indicate that policies to curtail food insecurity should be of a broader focus on improving production capacity, training and employment opportunities.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154323001138Food securityAccessibilityRuralUrbanBuea municipalityCameroon |
| spellingShingle | Majory Ongie Meliko Ebanda Rachel Mossy Mary Eyeniyeh Ngaiwi Food accessibility measurements amongst rural and urban informal dwellers in Buea Municipality Journal of Agriculture and Food Research Food security Accessibility Rural Urban Buea municipality Cameroon |
| title | Food accessibility measurements amongst rural and urban informal dwellers in Buea Municipality |
| title_full | Food accessibility measurements amongst rural and urban informal dwellers in Buea Municipality |
| title_fullStr | Food accessibility measurements amongst rural and urban informal dwellers in Buea Municipality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food accessibility measurements amongst rural and urban informal dwellers in Buea Municipality |
| title_short | Food accessibility measurements amongst rural and urban informal dwellers in Buea Municipality |
| title_sort | food accessibility measurements amongst rural and urban informal dwellers in buea municipality |
| topic | Food security Accessibility Rural Urban Buea municipality Cameroon |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666154323001138 |
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