Household resilience capacity and food security: evidence from Kyrgyzstan

Abstract Commonly, resilience against external shocks is treated as a household or community capacity. Resiliency food insecurity of particular importance for rural under the impression recent price surges and supply chain disruptions. The aim this paper to analyze effect capacity on security outcomes in Kyrgyzstan, using individual, datasets “Life Kyrgyzstan” panel survey several waves from 2011 2016. Firstly, index was estimated through key determinants pillars Resilience Index Measurement Analysis (RIMA) II methodology, while latent analysis used classify shocks. along an instrumental variable approach. Our results suggest that serves improve status decrease proneness households suffering presence Furthermore, interaction between included explain whether negative weakened by resilience. findings confirm able mitigate adverse effects outcomes; moreover, it sufficient resist decline security. Following large contributions social safety nets adaptive index, policy efforts should be focused increasing income generating capacity, networking, migration, education level strengthen insecurity.