An Analysis of Socio-Economic Characteristics and Food Security Situation among Semi-Urban Households: A Case Study of Biu and Bama Local Government Areas in Borno State, Nigeria
2015; IISTE; Volume: 5; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
2225-0565
AutoresF Ahmed Funmilola, Mwahib Gasmelsied Ahmed Mohammed, Patricia Onyemowo Abah,
Tópico(s)Child Nutrition and Water Access
ResumoThe paper analyzed the socio-economic characteristics and food security situation among semi-urban households in Biu and Bama Local Government Areas in Borno State, Nigeria. Well structured questionnaire were used to source information from 198 randomly selected households. Descriptive statistics, Cost-of-Calorie Function (COC) and Logit model were used to analyze the data. The study revealed that mean age of respondents was 45 years and they spent an average of 8 years in formal education. Also, mean monthly income level was about N 40,000 and assets base was at an average of N 194,000. The food security line was found to be N 66.17 per day per adult equivalent and 44% of the households were food secure. Significant and positive variables in explaining the variation in food security status include education, farm size, income, contacts with extension agents, cooperative membership, family labour, assets, farm enterprise, farming experience and food diversity. Child dependency ratio and gender though significant, negatively influence food security. Results also showed that crop production, monthly wages and petty trading were the major sources of income in the study area. The study, therefore recommended improvement of wage earning capacity, more income diversification opportunities and increased awareness to family planning facilities were proffered. Keywords: Food security, Determinant, Socio-economic characteristics, Income generation and Semi-urban households.
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