Open AccessFOOD SECURITY AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Author(s) -
Nur Marina Abdul Manap,
Normaz Wana Ismail
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of modern trends in social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2600-8777
DOI - 10.35631/ijmtss.280011
Subject(s) - food security , life expectancy , poverty , economics , malnutrition , productivity , panel data , famine , developing country , development economics , agriculture , economic growth , environmental health , geography , population , medicine , archaeology , econometrics
The world has seen continued famine, starvation, and malnutrition. Starvation and malnutrition have a negative impact on health, leading to poor productivity, and thus gradually affecting overall economic growth. This paper estimates the impact of food security on the economic growth of dry-land developing countries. The objective of this study is to measures the impact of food security on economic growth directly and through poverty, life expectancy, and total employment. This study employs a dynamic panel data model known as the Generalized Method of Moments (GMM). The finding of this study has proved that food security has an impact on economic growth, especially in dry-land developing countries. This research has identified that food security has a significant positive impact on food security, as an increase in food security increases economic growth. Nonetheless, food security also has an impact on economic growth in terms of life expectancy, total employment, and poverty, whereas life expectancy and total employment with better food security have a positive impact on economic growth, reduction in poverty, achieving food security and enhancing economic growth.