Impact of Demographic Vulnerabilities and Socio-Economic Resilience on Food Insecurity in Pakistan

Despite being an agrarian economy, food insecurity is pervasive in Pakistan. This study examines the impact of multiple dimensions of household vulnerability and socio-economic resilience on food insecurity. The results of ordinary least squares and Logistic regression based on data from Pakistan Standard and Living Measurement Survey (2018-2019) and Food Insecurity Experience Scale showed that vulnerabilities like age and employment dependency, household size, and gender composition play a significant role in food insecurity. The key policy interventions that can prevent households from experiencing food insecurity would be investments in human capital, empowering women, and reduction in rural-urban disparity

Agriculture · Dependency ratio · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Food insecurity · Food security · Geography · Human capital · Population · Psychological intervention · Psychological resilience · Scale (ratio · Socioeconomics · Vulnerability (computing · Agricultural risk and resilience · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Psychology · Social Psychology

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