Socio-economic and Technological Factors Affecting Food Security Among Farming Households in Delta and Edo States, Nigeria.
Technology adoption in agricultural extension
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Food security, farming household, farming technologiesAbstract
The study examined the socio-economic and technological factors affecting food security among farming households in Delta and Edo States, Nigeria by determining the food security status of the farming households, examining the farm technologies adopted by the households, and determinants of the farming household food security status. Data from 425 respondents were analyzed using frequency mean, percentage, and Logit regression. The result shows that a high proportion of the respondents adopted fertilizer (93.88%), improved seeds (74.82%), and pesticides (73.18%). The level of food insecurity among farming households was very high (97.4%). Food security was significantly correlated with respondents’ education, household size, membership of the cooperative society, farm income, extension services received/accessed, and technologies adopted. It was concluded that the level of food insecurity among farming households is high. The study recommended promoting the adoption of improved farming technologies among the farmers with the extension agency deepening its outreach services to farming households.References
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