Multidimensional Food Insecurity Measurement

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dc.creatorRyan, Joanna
dc.creatorLeibbrandt, Murray
dc.date2015-11-12T15:31:02Z
dc.date2015-11-12T15:31:02Z
dc.date2015-11
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-06T10:55:52Z
dc.date.available2017-06-06T10:55:52Z
dc.date.issued2017-06-06
dc.descriptionIt is well established that household food security is a complex phenomenon with numerous indicators and outcomes, the measurement of which is yet to be adequately captured by a single measure. We propose the adoption of the methodology of multidimensional poverty measurement in calculating an index of multidimensional food insecurity. This framework has gained increasing popularity, particularly with the introduction of the Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). The assertion is that, like poverty, food insecurity is a multidimensional phenomenon, requiring the inclusion of multiple aspects of deprivation in its measurement. Nationally representative data from South Africa is used to construct a Multidimensional Food Insecurity Index (MFII), based on the methodology of the MPI. The MFII is used to develop a detailed profile of individual food insecurity in South Africa. Nationally, close to half of the population are considered multidimensionally food insecure, with the greatest contributors to food insecurity being dietary diversity and subjective food consumption adequacy. The Western Cape and Gauteng enjoy the lowest levels of multidimensional food insecurity, while Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal suffer the highest levels. How food security is measured can have an important impact on how policies and interventions are developed and implemented. As such, measurement methodologies can be very practically relevant to research.
dc.descriptionJoana Ryan is a PhD student in the School of Economics and a Graduate Associate in SALDRU. Murray Leibbrandt is the NRF-DST Research Chair in Poverty and Inequality Research and a Professor in the School of Economics at UCT. He is the Pro-Vice Chancellor for the Poverty and Inequality Initiative at UCT and the Director of SALDRU.
dc.descriptionJoanna Ryan acknowledges generous doctoral support from the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security, DST-NRF Research Chair in Poverty and Inequality Research and the Carnegie Corporation. This paper was produced with funding from the DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security. Murray Leibbrandt acknowledges the Research Chairs Initiative of the Department of Science and Technology and National Research Foundation for funding his work as the Research Chair in Poverty and Inequality.
dc.identifierRyan, J., Leibbrandt, M. (2015). Multidimensional Food Insecurity Measurement. A Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit Working Paper Number 160. Cape Town: SALDRU, University of Cape Town.
dc.identifier978-1-928281-21-4
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/793
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper DA - 2017-06-06 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Multidimensional Food Insecurity Index (MFII) KW - Household food security KW - South Africa KW - National Income Dynamics Study LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2017 T1 - Multidimensional Food Insecurity Measurement TI - Multidimensional Food Insecurity Measurement UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11090/793 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11090/793
dc.languageen
dc.publisher.departmentSALDRUen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Commerceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.relationSaldru Working Paper;160
dc.subjectMultidimensional Food Insecurity Index (MFII)
dc.subjectHousehold food security
dc.subjectSouth Africa
dc.subjectNational Income Dynamics Study
dc.titleMultidimensional Food Insecurity Measurement
dc.typeWorking Paper
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uct.type.resourceWorking Paperen_ZA
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