AGEING AND FOOD SECURITY IN RURAL INDIA

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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
AGEING AND FOOD SECURITY IN RURAL INDIA
Original language description
India faces accelerated population ageing accompanied by a set of socio economic changes, with the number of elderly projected to increase from current 130 million to 300 million by 2050. With less than 10 percent of elderly receiving pension of any kind, the transition from the traditional familial support system towards more nuclear family systems may further compromise their position. Food security, income, savings, and work participation are thus inseparable components of the wellbeing of Indias rural population, and key variables in understanding the impact elderly farmers have on household income, spending and savings, and consequently, food security. Data was collected using a semi structured questionnaire administered within Lakhisarai district, resulting in 388 household samples, and 203 elderly household member samples. Recorded household income, spending and savings, and the number and average age of elderly household members were used in the regression analyses, while the self reported di
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Czech description
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Publication year
2018
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection
PROCEEDINGS - of the 27th International Scientific Conference Agrarian Perspectives XXVII. Food Safety – Food Security
ISBN
978-80-213-2890-7
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Number of pages
8
Pages from-to
181-188
Publisher name
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Place of publication
CULS Prague
Event location
Prague, Czech Republic
Event date
Sep 19, 2018
Type of event by nationality
WRD - Celosvětová akce
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