1. Flood-induced food insecurity and coping strategies: A gender-based analysis of agrarian households in South-eastern Nigeria.
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Akukwe, Thecla Iheoma, Ossai, Onyinyechi Gift, Oluoko-Odingo, Alice Atieno, and Nwankwo, Cletus Famous
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FOOD security ,GENDER mainstreaming ,FOOD shortages ,HOUSEHOLDS ,FOOD safety ,PHYSIOLOGICAL adaptation - Abstract
The study addressed flood-induced food insecurity and coping strategies in agrarian South-eastern Nigeria. Data were collected from 400 households in 8 communities. Food (in)security was measured using Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM) and 92.8% households were found to be food insecure. The most adopted coping strategies were compromising food quantity and quality namely; skipping meals; reducing meal frequency and reducing meal portion size in descending order. The study revealed a gender-based disparity in coping strategies adopted between female- and male-headed households and this has been linked to income and asset poverty gaps including differential household food insecurity levels. The coping strategies adopted were self-devised strategies that provided short-term means of survival in times of food shortages. Thus, policy measures, such as social security and food safety nets that are sustainable are recommended to reduce vulnerability to flood-induced food insecurity, thereby improving adaptation to help achieve Goal 2 of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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