Vulnerability of rural households in Fars province to food insecurity Due to drought

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension and Education Research

Nosaha Nahid ¹ (PhD Student of agricultural extension and education department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Farhad Lashgarara Lashgarara ² (Associate professor of agricultural extension and education department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Seyed Jamal Farajolah Hosseini ³ (Associate professor of agricultural extension and education department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
seyed Mehdi Mirdamadi ⁴ (Associate professor of agricultural extension and education department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2021-09-22 Accepted : 2021-09-22 Published : 2021-08-23

Keywords: vulnerability, Food Insecurity, Drought, Rural Households, Fars province, Iran,

Abstract :

Climate change and drought have greatly affected the vulnerability of rural households. This study aimed to Analyzing the vulnerability of rural households in Fars province of Iran for food insecurity under drought and also analyzing their adaptive responses to drought in terms of attitude and action. It was a survey research and data was collected from a sample of population based on the stratified random sampling. The sample population was 270 respondents from Fars Province by using Shaffer formula. The data was analyzed by using SPSS and AMOS software. Based on the results, the vulnerability of rural households in Fars province to drought is above average, which sensitivity factor has the highest effect on vulnerability of rural households. Also, the results of the study showed that the most effective adaptation strategies to reduce of drought Consequences are significantly dependent on government support. However, less vulnerable households have more strategic options for coping with the consequences of drought. Cluster analysis indicated that based on the two groups of respondents with the low and high vulnerability that According to it, the studied rural households were compared in terms of some characteristics.

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