Assessing food insecurity and its determinants among local communities inside and outside protected areas in northeastern Cambodia
Abstract
Food insecurity is a major global concern. This study used the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) to assess food insecurity and its drivers among communities living inside (Group 1) and outside (Group 2) protected areas in Cambodia. Ordinal logistic regression showed that households with higher education levels, non-Indigenous heads, residence outside protected areas, no wild food plant collection, and medium to high incomes were more food secure. Overall, only 11.40% of households were food secure, with Group 2 showing 11.55% higher food security than Group 1. Achieving zero hunger by 2030 in Cambodia will require urgent, targeted policy interventions, particularly for Indigenous people and communities within protected areas.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Cambodian History and Society
Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
Conservation
Biodiversity
and Resource Management
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Volume
- 21
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 929–951
- Publication date
- 8 January 2026
- Language
- EN