Toward a typology of food security in developing countries

The recent global food and financial crises have reversed the last decade's progress in reducing hunger and poverty. This paper conducts a factor and sequential typology analysis to identify groups of countries categorized according to five measures of food security—consumption, production, imports,...

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Main Authors: Yu, Bingxin, You, Liangzhi, Fan, Shenggen
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2010
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152555
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description The recent global food and financial crises have reversed the last decade's progress in reducing hunger and poverty. This paper conducts a factor and sequential typology analysis to identify groups of countries categorized according to five measures of food security—consumption, production, imports, distribution, and agricultural potential—by using indicators from 175 countries. The analysis first identifies five distinct food security groups, characterized by food intake, and then further splits these groups based on the various measures of food production, trade security, and agricultural potential. The results suggest that the general category of “developing countries” is extremely heterogeneous and is not particularly useful if the focus is on issues of food security. The results also indicate that different responses are needed by different types of food-insecure countries to address the food and financial crises.
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spelling CGSpace1525552025-11-06T07:23:34Z Toward a typology of food security in developing countries Yu, Bingxin You, Liangzhi Fan, Shenggen food security typology factor analysis poverty hunger financial situation developing countries development policies The recent global food and financial crises have reversed the last decade's progress in reducing hunger and poverty. This paper conducts a factor and sequential typology analysis to identify groups of countries categorized according to five measures of food security—consumption, production, imports, distribution, and agricultural potential—by using indicators from 175 countries. The analysis first identifies five distinct food security groups, characterized by food intake, and then further splits these groups based on the various measures of food production, trade security, and agricultural potential. The results suggest that the general category of “developing countries” is extremely heterogeneous and is not particularly useful if the focus is on issues of food security. The results also indicate that different responses are needed by different types of food-insecure countries to address the food and financial crises. 2010 2024-10-01T13:54:58Z 2024-10-01T13:54:58Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152555 en https://doi.org/10.1108/17561371311294810 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Yu, Bingxin; You, Liangzhi; Fan, Shenggen. 2010. Toward a typology of food security in developing countries. IFPRI Discussion Paper 945. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152555
spellingShingle food security
typology
factor analysis
poverty
hunger
financial situation
developing countries
development policies
Yu, Bingxin
You, Liangzhi
Fan, Shenggen
Toward a typology of food security in developing countries
title Toward a typology of food security in developing countries
title_full Toward a typology of food security in developing countries
title_fullStr Toward a typology of food security in developing countries
title_full_unstemmed Toward a typology of food security in developing countries
title_short Toward a typology of food security in developing countries
title_sort toward a typology of food security in developing countries
topic food security
typology
factor analysis
poverty
hunger
financial situation
developing countries
development policies
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/152555
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