Food security and its determinants
A case study of South Coastal region, Andhra Pradesh
Keywords:
food insecurity, food security index, determinants, BPLAbstract
Andhra Pradesh is one of the largest states in India in terms of population. But, food insecurity is of common phenomenon both in developed and developing states. The present paper endeavors to study household food security and its determinants in south coastal region (Guntur district), Andhra Pradesh. A primary survey was conducted with structured schedules to collect data from 200 sample BPL households based on random sampling technique. The data was analyzed through multiple regression technique. The result showed that age, agricultural land, number of earners in the family, caste category, income group and education have a positive relationship with household food security status. Similarly, variables such as family size, marital status and type of ration card are negatively correlated with household food security status. The study found 55.9 percent of the variations in food security index are explained by the explanatory variables in south coastal region (Guntur district), Andhra Pradesh.
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