Environmental and Socio Economic Determinant of Food Security among Rural Households in Oyo State

Akinyemi M., Sanusi W.A., Ekpa D., Umoru G.I., Megbowon E.O., Hosu S.Y, Hassan C. O.

Abstract: Achieving food security is plausible in an wholesome and appealing environment with feasible agricultural policy. Food security thrives in a setting where all the stakeholders are fortified and armed with promising, affirmative and propitious strategies. Hunger is a threat that can result to economic setback of a populace and make the national progress indefinable. This study explores environmental and socio-economic portent allied with food security among the rural households in Oyo State, Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to elicit information from 120 respondents through a pre-tested structured questionnaires. Analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics and logit regression model. Socio economic analysis reveals that majority of the respondents (72.5 percent) were male while 27.5 percent were female. The log likelihood value was -118.96 with Chi-square of 758.21 significance (P

Keywords: Environmental, Socio-economic, Food-Security, Rural-Households, Oyo-State

How to Cite?: Akinyemi M., Sanusi W.A., Ekpa D., Umoru G.I., Megbowon E.O., Hosu S.Y, Hassan C. O., "Environmental and Socio Economic Determinant of Food Security among Rural Households in Oyo State", Volume 9 Issue 10, October 2020, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 1342-1347, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR20817085815, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR20817085815

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