Factors associated with food security in rural communities across the globe

Ibrahim Koroma, Memuna Kadie Sawi, Fatmata Sheriff and Abraham Smith *

Institute of Food Technology, Nutrition and Consumer Studies, Njala University, Sierra Leone.
 
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International Journal of Science and Research Archive, 2024, 11(02), 1735–1743.
Article DOI: 10.30574/ijsra.2024.11.2.0638
 
Publication history: 
Received on 02 March 2024; revised on 15 April 2024; accepted on 18 April 2024
 
Abstract: 
Food security is a global issue that affects millions of people worldwide.  Several studies have been carried out to understand the dynamics of food security resulting from emerging issues across the globe such as climate change, conflict, etc.  The authors have reviewed in this article the factors associated with food security in rural communities considering the socio-economic characteristics of individuals, livelihood concerns, inflation in the economy and purchasing power of households, the use of technology, governmental or non-governmental support and the effect of food insecurity on individuals and households. The studies have shown that lack of employment opportunities, low income of households, climate change, inflation and instability of food prices, poor rural infrastructure, inefficient government policies, and lack of technology at household level are major contributing factors to rural food insecurity. Moreover, one of the key conclusions of the published studies is that food insecurity negatively impacts health in both adults and children.
 
Keywords: 
Food security; Food insecurity; Rural communities; Socio-economic; Climate change
 
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