Open AccessAnalysis of food security in Southeast Asia countries
Author(s) -
Neneng Ela Fauziyyah,
Jarita Duasa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/756/1/012004
Subject(s) - agriculture , food security , gross domestic product , panel data , food processing , production (economics) , agricultural economics , economics , southeast asia , foreign direct investment , fixed effects model , gross fixed capital formation , food prices , investment (military) , world development indicators , index (typography) , economic growth , geography , macroeconomics , politics , food science , econometrics , law , history , ancient history , chemistry , archaeology , political science , world wide web , computer science
The present study aims to investigate the determinants of food security in nine developing and least-developed countries of Southeast Asia. By adopting fixed effects model of panel regression with interaction terms, using yearly data (2006-2016), the results showed that all explanatory variables are significant, except agriculture land and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Employment in agriculture, Consumer Price Index (CPI), and Real Gross Domestic Product (RGDP) positively affect food production. Meanwhile, CO 2 emission and gross fixed capital negatively related to food production. The study also found that employment in agriculture gives negative impact on food production when it interacts with CO 2 emission and agriculture land. When RGDP interacts with CPI, it also contributes negatively to food production. However, gross fixed capital has a positive and significant relationship with food production when it interacts with CO 2 emission. The findings postulate the importance of appropriate policies and innovative programs for agriculture sector to boost food production as well as to hamper food insecurity in Southeast Asia countries.