Stages of food security: A co-produced mixed-methods methodology

Logan Cochrane
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Logan Cochrane: Banting Fellow, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada

Progress in Development Studies, 2017, vol. 17, issue 4, 291-306

Abstract: This article presents the stages of food security methodology, an adaptation of stages of progress developed by Dr. Krishna. Studies of food security are primarily survey based, applying a common set of generalist indicators across a range of agroecological areas and for a diverse array of people; these findings have provided a wealth of information and insight into the trends, challenges and the extent of food security on national, regional and global scales. Ethnographic and qualitative approaches have provided detailed, contextualized findings about the interrelated and complex nature of food security at the micro level. This co-produced, mixed methods approach brings together participatory qualitative approaches and co-produces quantitative data collection tools, which provide generalizable data geared towards supporting the development or refinement of policies and programmes to strengthen food security. Based upon a pilot implementation of the methodology in Ethiopia, advantages and limitations are discussed, as well as reflections on why co-production as a participatory approach was adopted, in contrast to other participatory processes. The findings demonstrate the ways in which co-produced approaches can offer unique insight, complementing and enhancing existing knowledge about complex challenges.

Keywords: stages of food security; food security; food insecurity; mixed methods; methodology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1177/1464993417716358

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