Determinants Of Household Food Security In Orlu Local Government Area Imo State, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
This study examines the determinants of
household food security in Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria.
Using a structured questionnaire. primary data were collected from a sample of
sixty four(64) households. Data collected were analyzed using statistical tools
such as: frequencies, percentages, Averages and profit regression analyses.
Regression model made up of eleven (11) regressors was specified to determine
factors that affect food security in the study area. Six (6) of the specified
variables were found to have significant effect on food security. The variables
were include : income, Age, Education, Assets, Cooperative and Food from own
production which were significant at 1%,10%,5°h,10% and 10% respectively. Using
a minimum daily calorie intake of 2500 kilocalorie, food insecurity was
determined. The result reveals that 43.75 percent of the households in the
study area were food secure and 56.25 percent was food insecure.
Recommendations include: increase farmers access to productive resources,
improved extension services and encouraging farmers to join cooperative
societies.
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AMADI, K (2021). Determinants Of Household Food Security In Orlu Local Government Area Imo State, Nigeria. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Nov 23, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/determinants-of-household-food-security-in-orlu-local-government-area-imo-state-nigeria-7-2
KELECHI, AMADI. "Determinants Of Household Food Security In Orlu Local Government Area Imo State, Nigeria" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 08 Jul. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/determinants-of-household-food-security-in-orlu-local-government-area-imo-state-nigeria-7-2. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
KELECHI, AMADI. "Determinants Of Household Food Security In Orlu Local Government Area Imo State, Nigeria". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 08 Jul. 2021. Web. 23 Nov. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/determinants-of-household-food-security-in-orlu-local-government-area-imo-state-nigeria-7-2 >.
KELECHI, AMADI. "Determinants Of Household Food Security In Orlu Local Government Area Imo State, Nigeria" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 23 Nov. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/determinants-of-household-food-security-in-orlu-local-government-area-imo-state-nigeria-7-2