Department of Food and Nutrition, College of Home Science, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India.
Ecol Food Nutr. 2021 May-Jun;60(3):351-376. doi: 10.1080/03670244.2020.1852228. Epub 2020 Dec 18.
The food security status of rural inhabitants of the hilly region of the Uttarakhand State was poorly documented. This study aimed to determine the extent and determinants of household food insecurity in rural-hilly areas of Kumaun, Uttarakhand. A cross-sectional, interview-administered survey was conducted among 155 households. Food insecurity, as measured by Household Food Insecurity Access Scale, was found in a large number of households; 2.6% of households were categorized as severely food-insecure, 53.3% as moderately food-insecure, 7.1% as mildly food-insecure, and 36.8% as food-secure. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that food insecurity was significantly associated with the poverty level of the family, number of children or adolescents in the household, educational level of household head, number of employed family members, and social class ( < 0.05). The food security policies in India must modify focus from food entitlement to include education, income, employment, and household composition. Nutrition-sensitive interventions in agriculture to promote the cultivation of fruits and vegetables in hilly areas. Promotion of poultry farming, goat rearing, freshwater fish farming, and related training will increase the availability of animal food sources. It is an urgent need to design and implement location-specific programs and policies to address food insecurity and food access.
该研究旨在确定北阿坎德邦库马翁丘陵农村地区家庭粮食不安全的程度和决定因素。采用横断面、访谈式问卷调查了 155 户家庭。结果发现，大量家庭存在粮食不安全问题；2.6%的家庭被归为严重粮食不安全，53.3%为中度粮食不安全，7.1%为轻度粮食不安全，36.8%为粮食安全。多变量逻辑回归分析显示，粮食不安全与家庭贫困程度、家庭中儿童或青少年人数、户主受教育程度、就业家庭成员人数和社会阶层显著相关（<0.05）。印度的粮食安全政策必须从粮食权利转向包括教育、收入、就业和家庭构成。农业中促进水果和蔬菜种植的营养敏感干预措施可以增加动物食品来源。迫切需要设计和实施特定地点的方案和政策，以解决粮食不安全和粮食获取问题。
