Linking the Sustainable Development Goals through an Investigation of Urban Household Food Security in Southern Africa

• DOI: 10.20900/jsr20190004
• Publication Date: 2019-05-21T05:44:48Z
• Authors: James Sgro; Bruce Frayne; Cameron McCordic
• Keywords: Household income; Spillover effect

Background: It has been theorised that there are a network of relationships linking the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), whereby achieving one SDG may have spillover effects for other SDGs. This discussion is relevant to multidimensional stressors experienced by poor urban households in Sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: We evaluate whether variations gender household head (SDG 5), education level 4) or wages 8) predictive food security 2) among over 6000 surveyed eleven cities Southern These comparisons made using regression analysis and machine learning techniques while controlling for, comparing against, contribution size, age head, number dependents prediction. Results: Of variables investigated, our study finds important predictors households. investigation also identifies potentially indirect relationship between when controlled. Conclusions: findings suggest 4 (Quality Education), 8 (Decent Work Economic Growth) 2 (Zero Hunger) highlighting curious 5 (Gender Equality) By understanding these relationships, it be possible chart efficient policy pathways towards achievement African