Effects of Corruption Control on the Number of Undernourished People in Developing Countries

Developing countries will be home to 85% of the world's population by 2030. Hence, it is important to ensure food security for them. This effort is not easy, as the number of undernourished people (NUP) in the world has increased. We investigated the impact of food and non-production factors on...

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Published in:Foods 2022-03, Vol.11 (7), p.924
Main Authors: Nugroho, Agus Dwi, Cubillos Tovar, Julieth P, Bopushev, Stalbek Toktosunovich, Bozsik, Norbert, Fehér, István, Lakner, Zoltan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access control
Agriculture
cereal import dependency ratio
Climate change
Corruption
COVID-19
Developing countries
Food production
food production index
Food science
Food security
Food supply
Globalization
Human capital
LDCs
Method of moments
system-GMM
undernourished people
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Summary:Developing countries will be home to 85% of the world's population by 2030. Hence, it is important to ensure food security for them. This effort is not easy, as the number of undernourished people (NUP) in the world has increased. We investigated the impact of food and non-production factors on the NUP in developing countries. This study employed secondary data from 57 developing countries between 2002 and 2018. These countries come from three regions, namely Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. One-step and two-step generalized method of moments (sys-GMM) models were used to analyze the data. The findings showed that the food production index, cereal import dependency ratio, economic globalization index, and human capital index had different effects on the NUP in each region. The excellent news is that corruption control can help developing countries minimize their NUP. Based on the findings, we propose efforts to improve physical and economical food access and control corruption, and developing country governments and the international community must demonstrate a strong commitment to reducing the prevalence of undernourishment.
ISSN:2304-8158
2304-8158
DOI:10.3390/foods11070924