Food Security in South Asia: Assessing the Role of Energy Availability

IF 1.8 Q2 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Journal of Public Affairs Pub Date : 2026-03-10 DOI:10.1002/pa.70114

Bashir Ahmad Fida, Ahmed Alhayky, Muhammad Zakaria, Fatima Sohail, Hamid Mahmood

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Abstract

Energy poverty poses a threat to food security in South Asian countries. The study intends to evaluate the influence of energy availability on food security in South Asia using panel data for the period 2000 to 2022. The study has constructed an energy availability index as a proxy for energy availability to gauge its influence on food security. Other variables included in the analysis are agriculture labor, agriculture capital, military expenditure, remittances, income growth, and financial development. The model is estimated by using panel cointegration, fully modified ordinary least squares (FMOLS) and dynamic ordinary least squares (DOLS) techniques. The estimated results demonstrate that energy availability significantly and positively affects food security in South Asia. Agriculture capital, remittances, income growth, and financial development improve food security, while agriculture labor and military expenditure deteriorate food security in the region. Governments need to increase energy availability mainly through renewable energy sources to ensure food security in the region.

JEL Classifications: C23, O13, Q43

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南亚的粮食安全：评估能源供应的作用

能源贫困对南亚国家的粮食安全构成威胁。该研究打算利用2000年至2022年期间的面板数据评估能源供应对南亚粮食安全的影响。本研究构建了能源可得性指数作为能源可得性的代表，以衡量其对粮食安全的影响。其他变量包括农业劳动力、农业资本、军事支出、汇款、收入增长和金融发展。采用面板协整、全修正普通最小二乘（FMOLS）和动态普通最小二乘（DOLS）技术估计模型。估计结果表明，能源供应对南亚的粮食安全产生显著和积极的影响。农业资本、汇款、收入增长和金融发展改善了粮食安全，而农业劳动力和军事开支则恶化了该地区的粮食安全。各国政府需要主要通过可再生能源增加能源供应，以确保该地区的粮食安全。JEL分类：C23， O13, Q43

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