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Why poor people remain poor. Key elements for poverty alleviation and sustainable development

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Food security is a major global issue with over a billion people believed to lack sufficient dietary energy access while others suffer from micronutrient deficiencies. Estimating food insecurity prevalence and patterns is tenuous since there exist no known direct methodology. This paper explores the factors that influence consumer food preferences hence exposing them to food insecurity. It draws on primary oral field data, livelihood surveys and documented socioeconomic activities that combine to create a range of different household livelihood outcomes. Over 400 respondents in six localities of Buea district, Cameroon were interviewed and cultural background, seasonal changes (variation), gender and purchasing power were strong factors driving consumer food preferences hence exposing them to food insecurity.
    Publication year

    2023

    Authors

    Nji A

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    commerce, economic development, industry, living conditions, poverty, rural sociology

    Geographic

    Cameroon

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