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FOOD INSECURITY: THE AFFECTS OF SOCIOECONOMIC AND FOOD CONSUMPTION
Corresponding Author(s) : Nur Hidayah Zaini
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews,
Vol. 7 No. 5 (2019): September
Abstract
Purpose: “Food security†is one every of major factors of progress and poverty alleviation and has been the goal of many worldwide and countrywide public organizations. The worst food crisis since 1974 broke out in 2007 - 2008 (FAO, 2009). The food crisis directly affects one of the most primary human rights of being free from malnutrition. This paper is about the determinants global food crisis contributes to food insecurity at selected hypermarkets in Malaysia.
Methodology: This research study proposed a framework of the determinant of the global food crisis that contributed to food insecurity.
Main Findings: Food insecurity and lack access to healthy food affect the health and well-being of low income in most developing countries especially for those with lower income. When people do not have enough resources to buy food for them to consume, it will give an impact on purchasing power. The increasing number of hunger people could threaten the stability of political for particular country (GFSI, 2016). Hence most of the countries are coming with their own program to assist and to improve the situation.
Implications/Applications: This research study proposed a framework of the determinant of the global food crisis that contributed to food insecurity. The findings can be used as a model to develop program to assist and improve quality of food.
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Coleman-Jensen, A., Rabbitt, M. P., Gregory, C., & Singh, A. (2014). Household food security in the United States in 2014. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/32vwasP. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2504067 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2504067
FAO. (2009). The state of agricultural commodity markets. Retrieved from http://www.fao.org/3/i0854e/i0854e.pdf
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Global Food Security Strategic Plan 2011-2016 Updated November 2013, Retrieved from www.Foodsecurity.Ac.Uk
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McLeod, S. A. (2016). Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Retrieved from www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
Noorlidawati, A. H., (2015). Assessment of food security challenge in Malaysia: A review. Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2XM190U
Nord, M., Coleman-Jensen A., Andrews M., & Carlson S. (2011). Household food security in the United States, 2009. Advances in Nutrition, 2(2), 153-154. https://doi.org/10.3945/an.110.000216
Runnels, V. E., Kristjansson, E., & Calhoun, M. (2011). An investigation of adults' everyday experiences and effects of food insecurity in an urban area in Canada. Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health, 30(1), 157-172. https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2011-0011 DOI: https://doi.org/10.7870/cjcmh-2011-0011
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The Global Food Security Index. (2016). An annual measure of the state of global food security. Retrieved from https://foodsecurityindex.eiu.com/
USDA. (2014). Agricultural statistics annual. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2Y8WYQ7
World Food Programme. (2009). Summary of food security and vulnerability in selected urban centres of Ethiopia. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2LnIdTy
World Food Summit. (2016). Food security.