Table 6 Future concerns regarding COVID-19 and coping strategies
S. no | Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|---|
1 | Future concerns about HH food security owing to COVID-19 | 128 (60.1) |
1.1 | Types of concerns* (N = 128) | |
| Â | Â Difficulty in affordability of food | 112 (95.3) |
| Â | Â Difficulty in food consumption | 116 (90.6) |
| Â | Â Non-availability of food | 116 (90.6) |
| Â | Â Difficulty in food accessibility | 115 (89.9) |
| Â | Â Difficulty in farming practices | 109 (85.2) |
| Â | Â Reduced income | 09 (7.0) |
2 | Coping strategies | |
2.1 | Â Initiated sale of agricultural/kitchen garden produce in informal market | 26 (12.2) |
2.1.1 |  Type of food item sold* (N = 26) | |
| Â | Â Â Green leafy vegetables | 19 (73.1) |
| Â | Â Â Rice | 15 (57.7) |
| Â | Â Â Other vegetables | 14 (53.9) |
| Â | Â Â Millets | 04 (15.4) |
| Â | Â Â Pulses | 02 (7.7) |
2.2 | Initiated sale of produce sourced from wild food environment in informal market | 16 (7.5) |
2.2.1 | Type of food item sold* (N = 16) | |
| Â | Â Mushrooms | 13 (81.3) |
| Â | Â Green leafy vegetables | 13 (81.3) |
| Â | Â Other vegetables | 10 (62.5) |
| Â | Â Roots and tubers | 09 (56.3) |
| Â | Â Fruits | 06 (37.5) |