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Drivers and magnitude of food insecurity among rural households in southern Democratic Republic of Congo

dc.contributor.authorManyong, V.
dc.contributor.authorDontsop-Nguezet, P.
dc.contributor.authorNyamuhirwa, D.A.
dc.contributor.authorOsabohien, R.
dc.contributor.authorBokanga, M.
dc.contributor.authorMignouna, J.
dc.contributor.authorBamba, Z.
dc.contributor.authorAdeoti, R.
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-09T11:24:49Z
dc.date.available2025-01-09T11:24:49Z
dc.date.issued2024-11-06
dc.identifier.citationManyong, V., Nguezet, P. M. D., Dieu-Merci, A. N., Osabohien, R., Bokanga, M., Mignouna, J. Bamba, Z., ... & Adeoti, R. (2024). Drivers and magnitude of food insecurity among rural households in southern Democratic Republic of Congo. Heliyon. e40207: 1-13.
dc.identifier.issn2405-8440
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8654
dc.description.abstractAccess to adequate and nutritious food is accepted as a human right worldwide. In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Kasai Oriental province is one of the most vulnerable provinces in the country in terms of food insecurity. However, its current depth of food insecurity and the root factors have not been studied. Against this background, this study used cross-sectional data from 318 households to analyze the magnitude and socioeconomic drivers of food insecurity among rural households in the province. We developed two food security indicators: the food consumption score (FCS) and household food insecurity access scale (HFIAS), and applied the ordinary least square (OLS) and the negative binomial model for the analysis. Our findings show that households rely mainly on vegetables to meet their food need, consume more energy, and have limited access to protein, vitamin, and fat-rich foods. All the surveyed households were deficient in food quantity, while 75% were deficient in quality. The study noted that the severity of food insecurity is zone-specific and more pronounced in the Kabeya Kamwanga territory than in others. Importantly, the poverty and education levels among households associated with large household sizes were the significant determinants of food insecurity in the area. These results strongly demonstrate the need for agrifood interventions that foster education, enable efficient land use, and target poor households in the province.
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
dc.description.sponsorshipFonds pour la Promotion de l’Industrie
dc.format.extent1-13
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectFood insecurity
dc.subjectFood scarcity
dc.subjectHouseholds
dc.titleDrivers and magnitude of food insecurity among rural households in southern Democratic Republic of Congo
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationJustus Liebig University, Giessen
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversiti Tenega Nastional
cg.contributor.affiliationFondation- Plantations et Huileries du Congo
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.countryDemocratic Republic of the Congo
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectFood Systems
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.journalHeliyon
cg.notesOpen Access Journal
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 (CC BY-ND 4.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e40207
cg.iitaauthor.identifierVictor Manyong: 0000-0003-2477-7132
cg.iitaauthor.identifierDONTSOP NGUEZET Paul Martin: 0000-0001-5098-1853
cg.iitaauthor.identifierZoumana BAMBA: 0000-0002-8913-3357
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cg.identifier.issuee40207


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