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  • Food security is crucial in today's economies, especially due to the current crisis affecting social, political, economic, and personal health aspects.
  • The study examines food insecurity in rural Romania, focusing on factors like food availability, access, and consumption based on data from 875 consumers.
  • Results indicate that rural Romanian households perceive food availability as the biggest factor influencing food insecurity, which is important for shaping agri-food marketing strategies and sustainable development policies.

Article Abstract

Food security has a special relevance in nowadays economies, due to the current crisis, characterized by multiple layers on a social, political, economic, and individual biological level. The present study aims to identify relevant aspects of food insecurity for consumers in rural Romania and the main factors that significantly influence it (food availability, food access, and food consumption). The data were collected from a sample of 875 consumers from rural areas in Romania. The results show that food insecurity is perceived by the consumers of Romanian rural households as being strongly influenced by food availability, but less influenced by food consumption and access. The results have an essential relevance in the development of agri-food marketing strategies and public policies in the field of sustainable development.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10823014PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2023.1345729DOI Listing

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