Equitable food and nutrition security initiatives for farmers and fisher folks in Masbate, Philippines

Autores/as

  • Novy Clores Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology. Mandaon, Masbate, Philippines. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0830-0190

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48017/dj.v9i4.3090

Palabras clave:

Food Security, disaster preparedness, resilience, life quality

Resumen

Loss of income among Filipino farmers and fisher folks caused by the pandemic resulted to food and nutrition insecurity in their respective households. Their low level of education limited their source of livelihood into small scale farming, fishing, or both thus also limiting their income and opportunity to find additional sources of income. Descriptive statistics was used alongside Smith’s Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to analyze the data and understand the respondents’ lived experiences.  The pandemics negative effect to their source of livelihood prompted them to institute drastic coping mechanisms for survival. Despite the dire situation the respondents still possess a positive outlook in life and have shown their usual resiliency to disasters. Life lessons drawn from them aided in the formulation of personal and organizational development policies in the context of the province of Masbate, Philippines. Finally, the Smart Sirungan Framework for a Food and Nutrition Secure Future was created and presented for possible utilization and further studies.

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Biografía del autor/a

Novy Clores, Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology. Mandaon, Masbate, Philippines.

0000-0003-0830-0190; Dr. Emilio B. Espinosa, Sr. Memorial State College of Agriculture and Technology. Mandaon, Masbate, Philippines. nrclores@debesmscat.edu.ph; novadovs@gmail.com

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2024-10-17

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Clores, N. (2024). Equitable food and nutrition security initiatives for farmers and fisher folks in Masbate, Philippines . Diversitas Journal, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.48017/dj.v9i4.3090