Spatial poverty traps and food security: Unpacking the linkages

Rao, Nitya ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6318-0147, Shankar, Shubhasree and Dutta, Aiswarya (2024) Spatial poverty traps and food security: Unpacking the linkages. Economic and Political Weekly, 59 (16). ISSN 0012-9976

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Abstract

India’s food and nutrition insecurity continues to worsen despite its economic growth and plethora of national policies to address poverty and food insecurity. The problem appears to be concentrated in particular districts of the country, leading to a conflation of food insecurity with the idea of spatial poverty traps. In this paper, using a food systems lens, we seek to decouple the concepts of poverty and food and nutrition security. The study used primarily qualitative methods, alongside a food insecurity experience survey (FIES), and Census data to conduct a comparative analysis of three selected blocks of Koraput district in the Eastern Indian state of Odisha. Results showed disconnects between the levels of poverty and food insecurity, suggesting a context-specific range of entry points for addressing the problem of food and nutrition security. Decentralised planning based on the agency of local communities is needed for effective, equitable and sustainable solutions to food insecurity.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	food security,spatial poverty traps,koraput,india,sdg 2 - zero hunger,sdg 8 - decent work and economic growth ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/zero_hunger
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Global Development (formerly School of International Development) University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Gender and Development Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Health and Disease Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Life Course, Migration and Wellbeing Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Literacy and Development Group
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Date Deposited:	22 Apr 2024 09:30
Last Modified:	30 Apr 2024 13:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/94984
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