<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><bold>Subject and purpose of work:</bold> The aim of this paper was to identify how students of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn perceived food security at household level. It was verified whether selected students were able to define properly the terms connected with the topic and how food safety was assessed.<bold>Materials and methods:</bold> The survey was performed using a questionnaire as the research tool. The survey was conducted at three faculties in the following courses of studies: economics, law, and bioengineering of food production. Statistical data were included.<bold>Results:</bold> Most of the respondents considered food security at household level in Poland to be at a satisfying level. In most respondent’s households, expenditure on food in relation to income was at a higher level than the national average.<bold>Conclusions:</bold> Food security in the households of the surveyed students was ensured. The economic availability of food in the analysed households was good, as most respondents were able to purchase high quality food products.</abstract>

Subject and purpose of work: The aim of this paper was to identify how students of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn perceived food security at household level. It was verified whether selected students were able to define properly the terms connected with the topic and how food safety was assessed.Materials and methods: The survey was performed using a questionnaire as the research tool. The survey was conducted at three faculties in the following courses of studies: economics, law, and bioengineering of food production. Statistical data were included.Results: Most of the respondents considered food security at household level in Poland to be at a satisfying level. In most respondent’s households, expenditure on food in relation to income was at a higher level than the national average.Conclusions: Food security in the households of the surveyed students was ensured. The economic availability of food in the analysed households was good, as most respondents were able to purchase high quality food products.

Perception of Food Security at Household Level by Students of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Economic and Regional Studies / Studia Ekonomiczne i Regionalne

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Subject and purpose of work: The aim of this paper was to identify how students of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn perceived food security at...

Perception of Food Security at Household Level by Students of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Published Online: Mar 31, 2020

Page range: 33 - 46

Received: Feb 01, 2020

Accepted: Mar 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ers-2020-0003

Keywords
food, economic availability, food security, household

© 2020 Renata Marks-Bielska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Perception of Food Security at Household Level by Students of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Published Online: Mar 31, 2020

Page range: 33 - 46

Received: Feb 01, 2020

Accepted: Mar 01, 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ers-2020-0003

Keywordsfood, economic availability, food security, household

© 2020 Renata Marks-Bielska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
food, economic availability, food security, household