The Socio-Economic and Physical Contributors to Food Insecurity in a Rural Community
The Socio-Economic and Physical Contributors to Food Insecurity in a Rural Community
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农村社区粮食不安全的社会经济和物质因素
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2015
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D. Terry
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Q. Lê;S. Auckland;Hoang Nguyen;S. Murray;Gretchen Long;D. Terry
澳大利亚被认为是一个高度粮食安全的国家;然而，这并不总是每个人，家庭和社区的情况。本文探讨的物理和财政获得粮食的人口的多塞特，东北塔斯马尼亚州（澳大利亚）的农村城市的社会经济因素对他们的粮食安全的影响，以及他们使用的应对策略时，粮食短缺发生。采用了混合方法的方法：通过塔斯马尼亚家庭粮食安全调查收集定量数据，通过在多塞特市进行的9个社区重点小组收集定性数据。共有364名受访者（回复率63%）完成了调查。在数据中确定了两个主题：粮食供应和粮食获取。粮食供应考虑到粮食来源、可持续性和粮食生产，而粮食获取则考虑到实际获取、资金获取以及其他获取问题，如意识、技能、文化偏好和社会支持。这些数据揭示了进口廉价食品替代品的广泛影响，这不仅对个人的健康，而且对社区的经济健康产生了长期影响。一些答复者表示，由于资金有限，他们有时无法购买营养食品，这导致一些人没有食物或使用其他战略来养活自己。这项研究强调了将个人行为改变作为政策重点的不适当性，因为社区面临的许多问题超出了个人的能力。因此，这项研究对政策的影响集中在为重点确保所有人，特别是许多粮食安全国家的农村居民的公平和粮食安全的战略提供进一步的支持。
Australia is considered a highly food-secure nation; however, this is not always the case for every individual, household, and community. This article examines the physical and financial access to food of the population of Dorset, a rural municipality in North East Tasmania (Australia); the impact that socio-economic factors have on their food security; and the coping strategies they use when food shortages occur. A mixed-methods approach was used: Quantitative data were collected through the Tasmanian Household Food Security Survey and qualitative data through nine community focus groups conducted throughout the Dorset municipality. A total of 364 respondents (response rate 63%) completed the survey. Two main themes were identified within the data: food availability and food access. Food availability considered food origin, sustainability, and food production, whereas food access considered physical access, financial access, and other access issues such as awareness, skills, cultural preferences, and social support. The data revealed the wide-ranging effects of the importation of cheaper food alternatives, which had long-term implications not only on individuals’ health but also on the economic health of the community. A number of respondents indicated they were at times unable to buy nutritious foods due to limited finances, which led some to go without food or use other strategies to feed themselves. This study highlights the inappropriateness of the continuation of individual behavior change as a policy focus, as many of the problems facing communities are beyond individual abilities. Thus, the implications for policy from this study are centered on providing further support for strategies that focus on ensuring equity and food security for all, particularly the rural inhabitants of many food-secure nations.