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Impacts of community-level grassroots organizations on household food security during the COVID-19 epidemic period in China.
Liang, Yajia; Zhong, Taiyang.
  • Liang Y; School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
  • Zhong T; School of Geography and Ocean Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
Int J Disaster Risk Reduct ; 85: 103490, 2023 Feb 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2149841
ABSTRACT
Purchasing food via community-level grassroots organizations was a new pattern of food patronage for Wuhan residents during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, but little attention was paid to it. The study examined the relationship between community-level grassroots organizations and household food insecurity based on an online survey of household food insecurity in Wuhan in March 2020. The study found that problems in all three domains of food insecurity including food anxiety, insufficient quality and inadequate quantity existed but were uneven. Community-level grassroots organizations played an important role in promoting food security including reducing worries about food supply and providing enough food intake, but did not ensure households had adequate food quality due to increasing food prices, fewer varieties of food and decreased food freshness. Compared to other grassroots organizations, the community committee had actually become an extension of the government to run administrative grassroots affairs before the epidemic, so its tight relationship with local government made it become the major grassroots power in ensuring household food security at the residential community level.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Language: English Journal: Int J Disaster Risk Reduct Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.ijdrr.2022.103490

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study Language: English Journal: Int J Disaster Risk Reduct Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: J.ijdrr.2022.103490