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Global food security: Drivers, measurement, and humanitarian response

Kim, Chungmann

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Title
Global food security: Drivers, measurement, and humanitarian response
Author(s)
Kim, Chungmann
Issue Date
2025-12-05
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Baylis, Kathy
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
  • Baylis, Kathy
  • Michelson, Hope
Committee Member(s)
  • Hutchins, Jared
  • Lentz, Erin
Department of Study
Agr & Consumer Economics
Discipline
Agricultural & Applied Econ
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
  • Global Food Security
  • Humanitarian
  • Child Nutrition
  • Poverty
  • Africa
  • Asia
Abstract
This dissertation brings together economic, environmental, and institutional perspectives to examine the drivers, measurement, and humanitarian response dimensions of global food insecurity. The first study, based in Zambia, shows that increases in the price of milk during the critical weaning period are associated with higher risks of child stunting in urban areas. The second study evaluates aid allocation in Afghanistan and finds that although funding increases following IPC Emergency alerts, which serve as the international system’s institutionalized food crisis alerts, the per capita response remains insufficient relative to population needs. The third study compares food security indicators in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria and finds that the Food Consumption Score (FCS) is more closely linked to household economic status, while the reduced Coping Strategies Index (rCSI) is more responsive to short-term stressors. These findings underscore the need for precise measurement and timely, adequate interventions to address global hunger.
Graduation Semester
2025-12
Type of Resource
Thesis
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/132686
Copyright and License Information
Copyright 2025 Chungmann Kim

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