Regional heterogeneity in undernourishment: the case of Nepal

IF 2.4 Q2 AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS & POLICY Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies Pub Date : 2023-11-27 DOI:10.1108/jadee-08-2023-0223
Dikshit Poudel, M. Gopinath
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PurposeEnsuring adequate access to food to all has remained a major challenge of the 21st century. To aid the effort of hunger alleviation, many studies have quantified the prevalence of undernourishment (PoU), mostly at the national level. There has been limited attention to understanding the intra-country variation in undernourishment estimates.Design/methodology/approachUnlike past studies, this study tracks the substantial regional heterogeneity in the undernourishment status within Nepal. Employing Food and Agriculture Organization's methodology and Nepal Living Standards Survey data from 1995, 2003 and 2011, household energy consumption and requirements are computed to determine regional undernourishment.FindingsNepal's PoU declined between 1995 and 2003 but increased after 2003 affecting approximately 7.6 million Nepalese in 2011. The Terai domain – Provinces 2 and 5 – are found to be the most vulnerable to undernourishment concerns likely because of economic and natural shocks. Province 4 achieved higher progress in alleviating undernourishment during 2003, but its PoU doubled in 2011 (as in Province 6).Research limitations/implicationsBy examining where and how many are undernourished within Nepal, this study has provided a more accurate picture of the PoU for better-targeting assistance to improve the livelihood of its citizens.Originality/valuePast studies indicate substantial variation in food access and PoU within Nepal. While they provide some answers to “where and how many” questions for some districts, provinces, belts and urban/rural domains at the cross-sectional level (or for selected locales), few have examined intra-Nepal heterogeneity, especially over time. Therefore, this study explores where and how many within Nepal have been undernourished during the past three decades.
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营养不良的地区差异:尼泊尔的案例
目的 确保所有人都能获得充足的食物仍然是 21 世纪的一项重大挑战。为了帮助减轻饥饿,许多研究对营养不良的发生率(PoU)进行了量化,这些研究大多是在国家层面进行的。与以往的研究不同,本研究追踪了尼泊尔营养不良状况的地区差异。采用粮食及农业组织的方法和 1995 年、2003 年和 2011 年的尼泊尔生活水平调查数据,计算了家庭能源消耗和需求,以确定地区营养不良状况。特莱地区--第 2 省和第 5 省--最容易受到营养不良问题的影响,原因可能是经济和自然冲击。研究的局限性/意义通过研究尼泊尔营养不良人口的分布和数量,本研究更准确地描述了营养不良人口的分布情况,以便更有针对性地提供援助,改善人民的生活。虽然这些研究在横截面层面(或选定的地方)对一些县、省、带和城乡地区的 "在哪里和有多少人 "的问题提供了一些答案,但很少有研究对尼泊尔国内的异质性,尤其是随时间变化的异质性进行研究。因此,本研究探讨了过去三十年间尼泊尔国内哪些地方以及有多少人营养不良。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies publishes double-blind peer-reviewed research on issues relevant to agriculture and food value chain in emerging economies in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The journal welcomes original research, particularly empirical/applied, quantitative and qualitative work on topics pertaining to policies, processes, and practices in the agribusiness arena in emerging economies to inform researchers, practitioners and policy makers
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