FOOD SECURITY STATUS OF YAM FARMERS IN EKITI-STATE, NIGERIA | Asian Journal of Agriculture

The study looked at the food security of yam farming households in Nigeria's Ekiti State. Data was acquired via a well-structured questionnaire and interviews with 320 yam families selected using a multistage selection technique from the State's three ADP zones. The food security index and the probit model were used to analyse the data. According to the results of the food security index, 60.31 percent of respondents were food secure, while 39.68 percent were food insecure. Age, household size, membership in a cooperative organisation, education, access to credit, farm size, and non-farm income were all important drivers of food security in the research area, according to the results of the probit model. Based on the critical role cooperatives play in enhancing food and nutrition security for rural farming households, regions of employment generation, and mutual self-help, the study proposed that policies be promoted to facilitate the establishment of cooperatives in rural areas.

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