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Household Vulnerability to Food Insecurity and the Regional Food Insecurity Gap in Kenya

doi: 10.3390/su13169022
handle: 10419/240192
Household Vulnerability to Food Insecurity and the Regional Food Insecurity Gap in Kenya
Food insecurity remains a vital concern in Kenya. Vulnerable members of the population, such as children, the elderly, marginalised ethnic minorities, and low-income households, are disproportionately affected by food insecurity. Following the pioneering work of Sen, which examined exposure to food insecurity at a household level using his “entitlement approach”, this paper estimates households’ vulnerability to food insecurity. In turn, the outcome variable is decomposed in order to explain the food insecurity gap between households classified as “marginalised” and “non-marginalised”. We applied the Oaxaca-Blinder decomposition method to examine vulnerability to food insecurity and, in particular, contributions of observed differences in socio-demographic characteristics (endowments) or differences in the returns to these characteristics, which, in our context, is associated with poor public services and infrastructure in the vicinity of the household. The results indicated that differences in vulnerability to food insecurity were mainly attributable to observed differences in socio-demographic characteristics such as education, age, and household income. Therefore, policies seeking to attain equity by investment into targeted household characteristics in terms of access to food and other productive resources could effectively combat food insecurity. For example, policymakers could develop programs for household inclusiveness using education and social protection programs, including insurance schemes against risk of endowment loss.
- University of Lincoln
- Lincoln University - Pennsylvania United States
- University College Dublin Ireland
- University of Lincoln United Kingdom
- Lincoln University - Pennsylvania United States
inequality, 330, L112 Agricultural Economics, vulnerability, TJ807-830, 338, coping strategies, social protection, TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, L430 Public Policy, food insecurity, L110 Applied Economics, GE1-350, L430 - Public policy, Environmental effects of industries and plants, ddc:330, L110 - Applied economics, regional disparities, L112 - Agricultural economics, L140 - Econometrics, 300, Environmental sciences, L120 - Microeconomics, L140 Econometrics, L120 Microeconomics
inequality, 330, L112 Agricultural Economics, vulnerability, TJ807-830, 338, coping strategies, social protection, TD194-195, Renewable energy sources, L430 Public Policy, food insecurity, L110 Applied Economics, GE1-350, L430 - Public policy, Environmental effects of industries and plants, ddc:330, L110 - Applied economics, regional disparities, L112 - Agricultural economics, L140 - Econometrics, 300, Environmental sciences, L120 - Microeconomics, L140 Econometrics, L120 Microeconomics
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