Otu W. Ibok|Henny Osbahr|C. S. Srinivasan
Advancing a new index for measuring household vulnerability to food insecurity
University of Reading|University of Reading|University of Reading
paper develops vulnerability food insecurity index vfii currently standard indicator vulnerability analysis food security research paper responds challenge primary objective paper demonstrate develop potential indicator establish validity comparison traditional food security indicators per capita calorie consumption pcc food consumption score fcs coping strategy index cpi structurally vulnerability food insecurity index multidimensional index probability covariate shock occurring exposure accumulative experience food insecurity sensitivity coping ability households adaptive capacity paper applies index households southern nigeria using world banks generalised household panel dataset results show 61 households study highly vulnerable food insecurity 12 mildly vulnerable 27 vulnerable traditional single indicators fcs pcc good indicators vulnerability food insecurity whereas cpi better indicator vulnerability food insecurity compared fcs pcc vfii developed paper includes components fcs pcc cpi regarding ranking vfii found reliable importantly analysis using vfii reveals dietary diversity calorie consumption indicators exclude households vulnerable food insecurity paper concluded accurately target longterm support vulnerable households policymakers seek address underlying causes food insecurity cannot rely single indicators type goal vfii makes useful contribution