Determinants of Food Security Among The Rural Farming Households in Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was carried out to identify the determinants of food security among rural households in Kwara State. Data used for this study was collected from a total of one hundred and sixty five rural farming households using  a  three-stage random sampling technique. The main tools of analysis for this study include descriptive statistics and logistic regression model. The study shows that about one third of the rural farming households sampled were food insecure and that farm size of the households, gross farm income, total non farm income and household size are the significant  determinants of rural household food security in the study area. The study recommends the need to assist farming households in the study area diversify their sources of income in order to be able to meet their minimum food requirement especially during the off-season.