Resilience Analysis of Rural Households Against Food Insecurity (Case Study: Zanjan Township)

Subject Areas : Rural and nomadic studies

mahdi charaghi ¹ (University Of Zanjan)
mohammad behroz yeganeh ² (University Of Zanjan)
Sediqeh mozaffari ³ (Geography, Facult Liberal Arts, University Of Zanjan)

Received: 2018-05-25 Accepted : 2023-06-06 Published : 2024-02-20

Keywords: Rural Development, Food Security, Rural poverty, Zanjan Township,

Abstract :

Introduction: Food insecurity is a serious issue, especially in the villages of less developed and developing countries. Food insecurity depends on consumption behavior and its underlying factors.Research Aim: The purpose of this research is to investigate and evaluate the food insecurity of households in rural areas. The question that is raised in the field of food insecurity is, what are the most important effective factors in the resilience of rural households against food insecurity?Methodology: The current research is applied in terms of type and descriptive-evaluation in terms of nature. The statistical population of the current research is eight villages of Zanjan city, these eight villages have 3047 households, and using the Cochran formula, the number of samples needed to complete the questionnaire (342) households was calculated and the questionnaires were completed using a systematic method. The method of collecting information in the form of library and field (questionnaire and observation) and the method of analyzing information quantitatively (descriptive statistics of mean and frequency distribution, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient, Yeoman-Whitney test, Heckman model, Johnkheer test and Kruskal test) Wallis) and to calculate the amount of food insecurity, the method (food insecurity scale) has been usedResearch Area: The geographical scope of this research is Zanjan township.Results: The results of Friedman's test show that in non-food strategies to deal with food insecurity, the highest average with a value of 4.62 is related to the strategy of borrowing money to buy food, and in food strategies to deal with food insecurity, the highest average rating is related to the use of cheap food with a value of 95. It is 4.Conclusion: In the studied area, since the level of food insecurity and poverty is low, it can be expected that the level of social capital is appropriate and in times of need, rural households can use it to meet their food needs; Therefore, social acceptance, that is, the possibility of meeting needs through collective action by people using the opportunity to participate in social affairs, can be one of the main reasons for the high use of the strategy of borrowing money.

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