Gendered determinants of vulnerability to food insecurity in Chamwino District, Tanzania
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2021
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Tanzania Journal of Development Studies
Abstract
Chamwino District is vulnerable to food insecurity, but the extent of such vulnerability
differs with household headship. However, gendered determinants of vulnerability to food
insecurity remain to be explored. This paper is based on a study which was conducted in
Chamwino District using a cross-sectional research design involving 400 households.
Using multiple linear regression, amount of food stored and reducing meal size
significantly influenced (p < 0.05) FHHs’ vulnerability to food insecurity, while amount of
food stored, total annual income per adult equivalent, distance to the nearest market place,
reducing size of the meal and income generating activities significantly influenced (p <
0.05) MHHs’ vulnerability to food insecurity. The findings suggest that factors which
determine vulnerability to food insecurity vary across gender. Therefore, interventions to
reduce vulnerability to food insecurity in Chamwino District should focus on gender issues
and markets within reach of farm households, among other things. Radical transformation
of rural areas in order to create off-farm employments is recommended, and use of food
storage structures in rural areas would help reduce vulnerability to food insecurity.
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Tanzania Journal of Development Studies, Special Issue, pp. 70 – 80.
Keywords
Food insecurity, Gender, Vulnerability, Tanzania, Chamwino District