Effects of Different Strategies Adopted by Rural Women on their Food Security in Oyo State
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2015-06-30
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Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
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The study assessed the effects of different strategies adopted by rural women on their food security in OyoState. Multistage sampling procedure was adopted for this research work. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics and binomial logit model. Majority (93.5 percent) of the sampled women were married, while 6.5 percent of them were widowed. The mean age was 49 years. Backyard farming (=1.000333343) had a negative but significant relationship to household food insecurity while reduction of meals
(= 1.312270792) had a positive and significant relationship to household food insecurity. It was recommended that, program aimed at reducing poverty should be implemented in other to ensure that households were able to afford adequate mealsalso; backyard farming should be encouraged among rural women.
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Backyard farming, Food security strategies, food security constraints, reduction of meals
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Okunade, E.O., Olabode, O. S. & Kayode, A.O. (2015)Effects of Different Strategies Adopted by Rural Women on their Food Security in Oyo state. International Journal of Applied Agricultural and Apicultural Research. 11 (1&2); 130-136