Food Insecurity in Rural Households: A Case of the Southern Region of Lesotho | Chapter 3 | Current Perspectives in Agriculture and Food Science Vol. 9

 

Background: The issue of food insecurity has emerged as an urgent concern and a top priority in developed and developing countries. Rural households are currently grappling with food insecurity and malnutrition due to various factors. These factors include droughts, floods, poor farming practices, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, high food prices, and the Russia-Ukraine war. Despite the global issue of food insecurity, there is a lack of information on the status of food insecurity at the household level in rural areas of Lesotho.

 

Aim: This study sought to assess food insecurity and its determinants among rural households in the Southern region of Lesotho, specifically in the Quthing, Mohale’s Hoek, and Mafeteng districts.

 

Methods: A community quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted, and interview schedules were administered to a sample of three hundred (n=300) rural households. Primary data for this study were obtained from rural households using a validated survey instrument. The study found a large proportion of rural households (95.3%, n=286) to be food insecure, as measured by the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS). Predictors of household food insecurity were determined using multiple regression analysis. The descriptive analysis method was used to describe data collected from sample households.

 

Results: The regression analysis revealed that the number of children in a household (ß=.139,t=2.450, CI=.022, .198, p<0.05), marital status of the household head (ß=-.119,t=-2.110, CI=-.144, -.005, p<0.05), Land availability (ß=.252,t=3.079, CI=.123, .560, p<0.05), and Borrowing money from informal money lenders (ß=.153,t=2.227, CI=024, .389, p<0.05)were significant predictors of household food insecurity in the studied regions at p< 0.05 significance. The result indicated that 4.6% of the households in Mafeteng, Quthing, and Mohale’s Hoek were food secure, and 95.3% were food insecure.

 

Conclusions and Recommendations: Given the high prevalence of food insecurity in rural households, the study suggests that understanding the determinants of food insecurity is essential to combating the issue. Local authorities should prioritize eradicating hunger by implementing practical and sustainable policies to effectively reduce household food insecurity.

Author (s) Details

Mamakase Grace Sello
Department of Nutrition, National University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho.

 

Mahalieo Flora Motanyane
Department of Nutrition, National University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho.

 

Nthabiseng Anna Mokhesi
Department of Nutrition, National University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho.

 

Relebohile Ntsieane

Department of Nutrition, National University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho.

 

 

Nthabiseng Anna Mokhesi

Department of Nutrition, National University of Lesotho, Maseru, Lesotho.

 

 

Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/cpafs/v9/1827

Food Security Situation among Female Garment Factory Workers in Bangladesh | Chapter 2 | Recent Trends in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 6

 This unit determines the food anxiety status and its mixed factors between female garment factory peasants in Bangladesh. The ready-made garment industry in Bangladesh live well employment opportunities of so many defenseless women to have their own income and take trustworthiness of their families. But to control the workloads, they have to pay a lot. A significant number of female traders (1.6 million) are employed indifferent types of garment factories. Bangladesh has rude wages in the world for dress factory laborers. Due to budgetary limitations, convergence basic necessities like drink security is difficult. This study look at the food anxiety experienced by Bangladeshi women the one work in textile branches.  A cross-sectional study was conducted in this place survey. The data collection was performed within the ending between February 2014 and August 2014.Female garment laboratory workers as family heads were guide household food security. As head of the households, these female laborers could better manage their finances expenses to buy drink. By supervising more family giving and other expenses in adept manners, they had more control over their household. The results found that 71.9 allotment of the women garment cooperative workers’ households confronted food insecurity and 28.1 portion were food secure. Household size (OR2.02, 95% CI, 1.52-2.69, P=<0.001), be in authority the household (OR 0.42, 95% CI, 0.21- 0.82, P=0.012), and job satisfaction sensed by the respondents (OR 0.50, 95% CI, 0.32-0.79, P= 0.003) were befriended factors connected to food insecurity of wives garment factory traders. The results of the study showed a high predominance of food anxiety, individual insecurity and individual hunger with female garment factory traders. The workers’ basic fee should be satisfactory to relate the food price increase concerning business.  The government should increase peasant pay in sync with market feed costs in order to preserve foodstuff security. The hourly rate for additional should be elevated, and proper payment for additional should be guaranteed.

Author(s) Details:

Sadika Sharmin,

Department of Rural Sociology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, P.O. Box-2202, Mymensingh, Bangladesh and Programme in Nutrition, School of Health Science, University Sains Malaysia, P.O. Box-16150, Kelantan, Malaysia.

Noor Aman Bin A. Hamid,

Department of Community Medicine, School of Medical Science, University Sains Malaysia, P.O. Box-16150, Kelantan, Malaysia.

Wan Abdul Manan Bin Wan Muda,

Programme in Nutrition, School of Health Science, University Sains Malaysia, P.O. Box-16150, Kelantan, Malaysia.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RTASS-V6/article/view/11408

Aquaponics as an Urban Business Initiative to Alleviate Food Insecurity in the Western Cape Province of South Africa | Chapter 4 | Current Perspectives in Agriculture and Food Science Vol. 3

 South Africa’s Western Cape Province is front numerous questions associated with accelerated urbanisation, mood change, soil degradation, water shortage and food insecurity. The development in urban city community necessitates a quick and quick solution to city provisions and production. The agricultural subdivision, being the largest bearing food is faced accompanying the challenge of ensuring able food supply. Aquaponics as an agri-business offers an adept growth method where food maybe produced fast in a small and well-nourished atmosphere, with slightest water usage. The study used concerning qualities not quantities data to gain painstaking knowledge from a picked sample. Data was collected through a zoom plank and a thematic dossier analysis was used to answer the study questions. Findings suggest that the drink produced by current aquaponics growers is healthy, but growers tend to operate a little. Given the needed support, this land sector can grow and take part in the provinces’ food protection enhancement. Currently existing aquaponics trade cannot totally remove the prevailing food danger in the province. More research, growth and support are needed for the producers to increase their result scale and increase the product base. Further studies on the alike subject should focus on growing the scale of production and presenting more products.

Author(s) Details:

Colin Jonathan,
Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa.

Dorah Dubihlela,
Walter Sisulu University, South Africa.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/CPAFS-V3/article/view/10235