Identifying the Determinants of Food Security in Guilan Province
Subject Areas : Agricultural Economics ResearchMahdiye Rohi Farajabad 1 , Reza Esfanjari Kenari 2 * , Mehdi Shabanzadeh-Khoshrody 3
1 - 1. Master's student in rural development, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Guilan University, Rasht, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Guilan.
3 - Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics, Institute of Planning Research, Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Tehran, Iran.
Keywords: Food Security, Guilan Province, Economic, Ordinal logit, Social and Demographic variables,
Abstract :
Introduction: In recent years, the level of food insecurity in the country has changed under the influence of various economic, social and demographic variables, and this change has been different in different provinces of Iran. Therefore, knowing the level of food insecurity in different regions and the factors affecting it at the present time can be a useful guide for future planning. With this approach, the present study has quantitatively investigated the food security situation and factors affecting it in Guilan province.
Materials and methods: To calculate food security, the 18-item standard questionnaire provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was used, and to investigate the effect of demographic, economic and social variables on food security, the ordinal logit model was used. The data and information needed for the research were collected in the field and by completing 890 questionnaires from the heads of households in Guilan province in 1401.