Food security definition, measures and advocacy priorities in high-income countries: a Delphi consensus study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To establish an international consensus on the definition of food security, measures and advocacy priorities in high-income countries.

Design

A two-round online Delphi survey with closing in March 2020 and December 2021. Consensus was set a priori at 75 %. Qualitative data were synthesised and priorities were ranked.

Setting

High-income countries.

Participants

Household food security experts in academia, government and non-government organisations who had published in the last 5 years.

Results

Up to thirty-two participants from fourteen high-income countries responded to the Delphi with a 25 % response rate in Round 1 and a 38 % response rate in Round 2. Consensus was reached on the technical food security definition and its dimensions. Consens

SUBMITTER: Gallegos D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10564592 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature