Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on household food insecurity: evidence from the United Arab Emirates

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="https://edepot.wur.nl/679507" target="_blank" >https://edepot.wur.nl/679507</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-09-2023-0836" target="_blank" >10.1108/BFJ-09-2023-0836</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on household food insecurity: evidence from the United Arab Emirates

Original language description

Purpose - The objective of this study was to measure the prevalence and severity of food insecurity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during May 2021 to June 2022, and to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on household food insecurity. Design/methodology/approach - This study measured the prevalence of household food insecurity in UAE during May 2021 to June 2022 by employing FAO's Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on household food security was evaluated by employing a truncated regression model, using survey data from 504 respondents. Findings - About 34% of the households were found to be food secure. About 22% of them experienced moderate or severe food insecurity (i.e. have eaten less than they thought should have) whereas almost none have experienced severe food insecurity during the sample period. The truncated model results show that households' region of residence, livelihood source, education level, income and number of elderlies have a significant association with the probability of experiencing food insecurity. The pandemic-induced unemployment and disruptions in physical access to food positively associated with the probability of experiencing food insecurity. Social implications - It is critical to regularly monitor households' food security status, and design strategies that explicitly consider the food security status of UAE's significant expat population; most of whom are migrant manual labourers earning low wages, are less job-secured and have poorer access to health care. Originality/value - Although several studies assessed the impact of the pandemic on food security in different countries, there is a lack of studies assessing the impact of the pandemic on food security in the import- dependent Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, whose food security might be severely impacted due to the COVID-19-induced global food supply chain disruptions. Our application of the truncated regression model also contributes to the food security literature.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

21101 - Food and beverages

Project

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Continuities

R - Projekt Ramcoveho programu EK

Publication year

2024

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

British Food Journal

ISSN

0007-070X

e-ISSN

1758-4108

Volume of the periodical

126

Issue of the periodical within the volume

13

Country of publishing house

CZ - CZECH REPUBLIC

Number of pages

17

Pages from-to

625-642

UT code for WoS article

001350924300001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85208471412