1. New Methods and Novel Data for Estimating Seasonal Hunger
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Hennessy, Conor and Anderson, C. Leigh
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Hunger, seasonal hunger, satellite, climate, food security, agriculture - Abstract
We develop a model to estimate hunger as a function of climate indicators and nightlight intensity, measures of which are publicly available and updated monthly. Wethen compare this model to estimates of hunger based solely on time of year and past hunger rates at that time of year, and a model based on crop yields from the LSMS-ISA survey. These comparisons demonstrate how a model based on monthly, publicly available data and trained on past hunger data compares to a model based on no data other than the past hunger data, and a model based on agricultural survey data. The model based on monthly, publicly available data performs almost as well as the model based on survey data, illustrating how new frequently available data sources can aid development stakeholders in combatting food insecurity.
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- 2021
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