Agric. Econ. - Czech, 2020, 66(3):112-119 | DOI: 10.17221/97/2019-AGRICECON

Measuring regional differences in food security from access and stability dimensions: A methodological proposal based on elasticitiesOriginal Paper

Germán Forero-Cantor*,1, Javier Ribal2, Neus Sanjuán3
1 Department of Finance and Economics, Universidad del Tolima, Ibagué, Colombia
2 Department of Economics and Social Sciences, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
3 Food Technology Department, Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain

One constraint when dealing with food security problems is the absence of measurement tools that allow for mitigation strategies to be targeted on each region individually. The elasticities can be used as a good exploratory instrument of food security. This paper presents a proposal for measuring the food insecurity dimensions of access and stability, integrating the values of the different kinds of elasticities. The methodology was applied to Spain, using data from nine groups of protein-rich foods of animal origin during the 2004-2015 period in 17 regions. The results suggest that, as regards foods rich in animal proteins, Navarra and Galicia are the regions with the highest food insecurity, and pork meat is the most insecure food product. Comparisons can be carried out between and within regions.

Keywords: agricultural economics; applied economics; consumer theory; econometrics

Published: March 31, 2020  Show citation

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Forero-Cantor G, Ribal J, Sanjuán N. Measuring regional differences in food security from access and stability dimensions: A methodological proposal based on elasticities. Agric. Econ. - Czech. 2020;66(3):112-119. doi: 10.17221/97/2019-AGRICECON.
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