Evaluating the Factors Affecting Food Security in Kermanshah province (Application of Quantile Regression Technique)
Subject Areas : Agricultural Economics Research
naeim shokri
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(PhD Student in Health Economics, Department of Economic Development and Planning, Faculty of Management and Economics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.)
A. Assari Arani
2
(Head of the Research Institute of Economics and Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economic Development and Planning, Faculty of Management and Economics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.)
Keywords: Food Security, Kermanshah Province, Quantile Regression, FSI Index, Self-Sufficiency Index,
Abstract :
Today, with the spread of inequality in different parts of the world, societies face uncertainty about the needs of life, one of them is food security. Iran is considered as a high-risk region, and the difference in food security across the provinces of the country is widely visible.. In the present study, FSI index and Quantile Regression method were used in the years 1979-2017 based on two scenarios to study Food Security in Kermanshah Province. The results of this study indicate that in both scenarios, Food Security in Kermanshah province is directly related to calorie per capita, annual calorie per capita growth, food production index, self-sufficiency index, and indirectly to consumption changes. But the amount and intensity of the relationship between the quantiles are different. According to the results of this study, implementation of policies that lead to the development of employment in this province can help to improve food security.
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