Socio-economic Drivers of Food Security among Rural Households: Evidence from Smallholder Maize Farmers
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2020-01-20
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Springer
Abstract
Issues relating to food availability, accessibility/afordability, and food utilization remain
paramount among diferent stakeholders such as policymakers and academics. Using data
from 250 maize farming households in Nigeria, the study used Foster–Greer–Thorbecke
and probit regression model to investigate the factors determining households food security. The food insecurity measure shows that 23.2% points of the households express the
incidence of food insecurity while 5.5% points and 1.8% points were found to have depth
and severity of food insecurity, respectively. After controlling for households’ socio-economic and demographic characteristics, the probit regression model suggested that, among
others, value of output sold, education, credit access and participation in government
safety nets program signifcantly infuenced food security among the maize farmers in the
study area. Based on our fndings, efort should be intensifed to enhance the productivity
of land through improved production practices. There should be high-level awareness that
will increase farmers’ participation in safety net programs. Thus, government at all levels
(local, state, and federal) should have adequate budget allocation to this course in order to
improve the livelihood outcomes of the farming households.
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Publication history: Accepted - 8 December 2020; Published online - 20 January 2021
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Keywords
Food expenditure, Food security drivers, Farming households, Nigeria
Citation
Ogunniyi, A. I., Omotoso, S. O., Salman, K. K., Omotayo, A. O., Olagunju, K. O. and Aremu, A. O. (2021) ‘Socio-economic Drivers of Food Security among Rural Households in Nigeria: Evidence from Smallholder Maize Farmers’, Social Indicators Research. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. doi: 10.1007/s11205-020-02590-7