2019
DOI: 10.29121/granthaalayah.v7.i7.2019.757
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Analysis of Food Security Status Among Rural Farming Households in Mubi North Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria

Abstract: The study analyzes Food security status among rural farming households in Mubi North local Government Area of Adamawa state, Nigeria. Respondents’ socio- economic characteristics, food security status determinants of household food security and production constraints faced by respondents in achieving food security in the study area were investigated. Data were collected from one hundred and twelve (112) randomly selected rural farmers in six villages of the six (6) selected wards of Mubi North local government… Show more

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“…According to Ajagbe (2012), poor access to agricultural credit which is a characteristics feature of peasant agriculture. This result support earlier findings of Haddabi et al (2019).…”
Section: Institutional Factors Of the Crayfish Harvesterssupporting
confidence: 93%
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“…According to Ajagbe (2012), poor access to agricultural credit which is a characteristics feature of peasant agriculture. This result support earlier findings of Haddabi et al (2019).…”
Section: Institutional Factors Of the Crayfish Harvesterssupporting
confidence: 93%
“…Farm credit is widely recognized as one of the intermediating factors between adoptions of farm technologies and increase in farm income among rural farmers in Nigeria (Akpan et al, 2013); hence crayfish harvesters in the study area may lack the ability to expand their production activities due to limitation to finance. This finding is in agreement with Ahmed et al (2015), Awotide et al (2015) and Haddabi et al (2019). 3.18 male, female and pooled respondents obtained credit from microfinance bank to finance their crayfish harvesting business.…”
Section: Institutional Factors Of the Crayfish Harvesterssupporting
confidence: 90%
“…The attainment of improved production output and food security is multifaceted; and linked to various socioeconomic, natural, and political factors. These include gender, education, availability of infrastructure, availability of credit facilities, government policies, and agricultural land area under cultivation, among others (Haddabi et al, 2019). Thus, for example, land titles can reduce the limitations on access to formal credit by providing collateral to credit-demanding farmers.…”
Section: Description Of Variablesmentioning
confidence: 99%