Determining the Resilience of Rural Households to Food Insecurity during Drought Conditions in Fars Province, Iran

Climate change and drought have greatly affected the food security of rural families. Regarding to importance of the resilience approach in food security, this study aimed to examine the resiliency determinant factors based on six indicators included income and food access, access to basic services,...

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Main Authors: Nosha Nahid, Farhad Lashgarara, Seyed Jamal Farajolah Hosseini, Seyed Mehdi Mirdamadi, Kurosh Rezaei-Moghaddam
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/15/8384
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spelling doaj-44d911ff45a1457b9dff172d81d860392021-08-06T15:32:48ZengMDPI AGSustainability2071-10502021-07-01138384838410.3390/su13158384Determining the Resilience of Rural Households to Food Insecurity during Drought Conditions in Fars Province, IranNosha Nahid0Farhad Lashgarara1Seyed Jamal Farajolah Hosseini2Seyed Mehdi Mirdamadi3Kurosh Rezaei-Moghaddam4Department of Economic, Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 14778-93855, IranDepartment of Economic, Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 14778-93855, IranDepartment of Economic, Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 14778-93855, IranDepartment of Economic, Agricultural Extension and Education, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran 14778-93855, IranDepartment of Agricultural Extension and Education, School of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71441-13131, IranClimate change and drought have greatly affected the food security of rural families. Regarding to importance of the resilience approach in food security, this study aimed to examine the resiliency determinant factors based on six indicators included income and food access, access to basic services, assets, social safety net, adaptive capacity, and stability. The above-mentioned indicators were extracted from the food and agricultural organization’s resilience index. This research was of the survey type, and data were collected from a sample of population based on a stratified random sampling. The sample population was 270 respondents from the Fars province who faced food insecurity due to drought. Based on the factorial analysis, the model presented in this research had a high predictability of resilience among rural households. The validity and reliability of this model were tested and verified. The results showed that the stability variable was considered the most important resiliency determinant toward food insecurity. Cluster analysis suggested two groups: high- and low-resilience households. The results revealed that more than half of rural families had a lower resilience to food insecurity, while less than 45 percent of rural households in this study had higher resiliency, which was characterized by a series of features. The verified model in this study identified a standard framework for assessing the resiliency of households to cope with food insecurity and to recover from shocks related to drought.https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/15/8384resiliencyfood insecuritydroughthouseholdsFars provinceIran
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Farhad Lashgarara
Seyed Jamal Farajolah Hosseini
Seyed Mehdi Mirdamadi
Kurosh Rezaei-Moghaddam
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Farhad Lashgarara
Seyed Jamal Farajolah Hosseini
Seyed Mehdi Mirdamadi
Kurosh Rezaei-Moghaddam
Determining the Resilience of Rural Households to Food Insecurity during Drought Conditions in Fars Province, Iran
Sustainability
resiliency
food insecurity
drought
households
Fars province
Iran
author_facet Nosha Nahid
Farhad Lashgarara
Seyed Jamal Farajolah Hosseini
Seyed Mehdi Mirdamadi
Kurosh Rezaei-Moghaddam
author_sort Nosha Nahid
title Determining the Resilience of Rural Households to Food Insecurity during Drought Conditions in Fars Province, Iran
title_short Determining the Resilience of Rural Households to Food Insecurity during Drought Conditions in Fars Province, Iran
title_full Determining the Resilience of Rural Households to Food Insecurity during Drought Conditions in Fars Province, Iran
title_fullStr Determining the Resilience of Rural Households to Food Insecurity during Drought Conditions in Fars Province, Iran
title_full_unstemmed Determining the Resilience of Rural Households to Food Insecurity during Drought Conditions in Fars Province, Iran
title_sort determining the resilience of rural households to food insecurity during drought conditions in fars province, iran
publisher MDPI AG
series Sustainability
issn 2071-1050
publishDate 2021-07-01
description Climate change and drought have greatly affected the food security of rural families. Regarding to importance of the resilience approach in food security, this study aimed to examine the resiliency determinant factors based on six indicators included income and food access, access to basic services, assets, social safety net, adaptive capacity, and stability. The above-mentioned indicators were extracted from the food and agricultural organization’s resilience index. This research was of the survey type, and data were collected from a sample of population based on a stratified random sampling. The sample population was 270 respondents from the Fars province who faced food insecurity due to drought. Based on the factorial analysis, the model presented in this research had a high predictability of resilience among rural households. The validity and reliability of this model were tested and verified. The results showed that the stability variable was considered the most important resiliency determinant toward food insecurity. Cluster analysis suggested two groups: high- and low-resilience households. The results revealed that more than half of rural families had a lower resilience to food insecurity, while less than 45 percent of rural households in this study had higher resiliency, which was characterized by a series of features. The verified model in this study identified a standard framework for assessing the resiliency of households to cope with food insecurity and to recover from shocks related to drought.
topic resiliency
food insecurity
drought
households
Fars province
Iran
url https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/15/8384
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