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

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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
    Department of Agricultural Economics, Humboldt University of Berlin, 10099 Berlin, Germany)

  • Katharina Löhr

    (Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research, (ZALF e. V.), 15374 Müncheberg, Germany
    Division Urban Plant Ecophysiology, Humboldt University of Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany)

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.

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  • Masoud Yazdanpanah & Maryam Tajeri Moghadam & Moslem Savari & Tahereh Zobeidi & Stefan Sieber & Katharina Löhr, 2021. "The Impact of Livelihood Assets on the Food Security of Farmers in Southern Iran during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-18, May.
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