Description
The World Food Program carried out a national household food security survey in Nepal in 2005. This research analyzes the data collected in this survey to better understand the activities and characteristics of households that improve or diminish food security levels. An ordered logit econometric model was used to analyze the nearly 1800 data points collected in the survey. GIS maps were used to carry out a spatial analysis of food security and deforestation and various land use variables. The analysis particularly focuses on social capital, natural capital, human capital, and financial variables that influence food security.
Improving food security in Nepal: Analyzing the results of a World Food Program survey
The World Food Program carried out a national household food security survey in Nepal in 2005. This research analyzes the data collected in this survey to better understand the activities and characteristics of households that improve or diminish food security levels. An ordered logit econometric model was used to analyze the nearly 1800 data points collected in the survey. GIS maps were used to carry out a spatial analysis of food security and deforestation and various land use variables. The analysis particularly focuses on social capital, natural capital, human capital, and financial variables that influence food security.