Impact of political and security stability on food security in developing countries: Case of Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean

Jangkung Handoyo Mulyo, Imade Yoga Prasada and Agus Dwi Nugroho
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Jangkung Handoyo Mulyo: Study Program of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Department of Agricultural Socio-economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Imade Yoga Prasada: Study Program of Agribusiness, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Putra Bangsa, Kebumen, Indonesia
Agus Dwi Nugroho: Study Program of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Department of Agricultural Socio-economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia

Agricultural Economics, 2023, vol. 69, issue 9, 375-384

Abstract: Political and security stability have the potential to support developing countries' efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goals, as this region is home to the majority of the global population. This study examines the impact of political and security stability and other factors on food security [as measured by the prevalence of undernourishment (PUN)] in developing countries. We analysed 2002-2020 data from 83 developing countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean, using the system General Method of Moment (sys-GMM). Our study indicates that political and security stability and the use of the internet can increase food security or reduce PUN in developing countries. Other factors contributed to an increase in PUN: the previous year's PUN, the cereal import dependency ratio and the unemployment to total population ratio. Meanwhile, other factors have varying effects on the PUN in developing countries.

Keywords: cereal import dependency; internet; system General Method of Moment; the prevalence of undernourishment; unemployment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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