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Resilience to food insecurity: theory and empirical evidence from international food assistance programmes in Malawi

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  • Lascano Galarza, Monserrath Ximena

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This research aims at investigating the impacts of food assistance programmes on the resilience to food insecurity of the beneficiary household under the World Food Programme (WFP) and Oxfam America’s (OA) project “The R4 Rural Resilience Initiative” implemented in rural and vulnerable areas of Malawi during the period 2015-2016. The empirical analysis uses the Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis II (RIMA-II) methodology of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and a reflexive method for impact evaluation. RIMA II analysis reveals positive relationships between programme interventions and higher levels of food security and resilience. The impact analysis shows positive impacts of the R4 rural initiative, demonstrating an improvement of the resilience, food security, access to loans and insurance, and in savings. The final conclusion is that food assistance programmes enhanced the beneficiary households’ resilience to food insecurity.

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  • Lascano Galarza, Monserrath Ximena, 2019. "Resilience to food insecurity: theory and empirical evidence from international food assistance programmes in Malawi," 93rd Annual Conference, April 15-17, 2019, Warwick University, Coventry, UK 289674, Agricultural Economics Society - AES.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aesc19:289674
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.289674
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    Agricultural and Food Policy; Consumer/Household Economics; Food Security and Poverty;
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