The effects of remittances on household food nutrition security in the context of multiple shocks in Malawi

The increase in the incidence and intensity of multiple shocks emanating from various fronts has left households vulnerable to upheavals, case point, food shortage—a prerequisite insecurity poor nutrition. In analysing nexus between remittances security nutrition context shocks, paper adopts links household utility framework insurance hypothesis new economic labour migration theory. Using coping strategy index, consumption score, dietary diversity, we assess effects on shocks. novelty this is creation a shock index that captures correlated affect households. We concomitantly capture overall remittances, disaggregated based form location. By employing integrated survey round 5 data, econometric techniques, finds are only effective improving for facing more intense but have no effect diversity. therefore reveals importance as combating