The Impact of Livelihood Assets on the Food Security of Farmers in Southern Iran during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Masoud Yazdanpanah, Maryam Tajeri Moghadam, Moslem Savari, Tahereh Zobeidi, Stefan Sieber and Katharina Löhr
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Masoud Yazdanpanah: Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Khuzestan 6341773637, Iran
Maryam Tajeri Moghadam: Department of Extension and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz 5166616471, Iran
Moslem Savari: Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Khuzestan 6341773637, Iran
Tahereh Zobeidi: Department of Agricultural Extension, Communication and Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zanjan, Zanjan 4537138791, Iran
Stefan Sieber: Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, (ZALF e. V.), 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
Katharina Löhr: Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, (ZALF e. V.), 15374 Müncheberg, Germany

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 10, 1-18

Abstract: The impact of COVID-19 on farmers’ livelihoods and food security is a key concern in rural communities. This study investigates the impacts of the livelihood assets on the food security of rural households during the COVID-19 pandemic and determines those factors related to food security. The population of this study includes rural households in Dashtestan county, Bushehr province, in southern Iran. Based on the Krejcie and Morgan sampling table, 293 households were selected using the convenience sampling method. To measure food security, the American standard index and ordinal regression are used to analyze the factors. The results of the food security situation show highly precarious and food insecure situations among the studied rural households. The regression analysis shows that the most important assets affecting the food security of rural households under COVID-19 are financial, psychological, physical, and human assets, respectively. The results can help rural development planners and policymakers to improve both livelihoods and food security in rural communities, not just during the COVID-19 pandemic, but also in its aftermath.

Keywords: food security; livelihoods; rural households; COVID-19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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