EFFECT OF MARKET PARTICIPATION ON FOOD SECURITY AMONG SMALLHOLDER SORGHUM FARMERS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
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2020-02-09
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Cercetări Agronomice în Moldova
Abstract
It is paradoxical to note that
food insecurity remains a menace among
many African farmers’ households. There
are arguments for and against smallholder
farmers' market participation as a pathway
for ensuring household food security.
The paper therefore examined the market
participation- food security relationship
using smallholder sorghum farmers in
Kwara State, as a case study. Primary data
were obtained from 112 sorghum farming
households using the semi-structured
interview survey method. Descriptive
statistic (frequencies and percentages),
Crop output market participation index,
Logistic regression model and Tobit
regression model was used to analyse the
data obtained. The result revealed that
market participation positively and
significantly contributes to the food
security status of the sorghum farmers.
Also, household size, farm output
quantity, access to market information,
access to credit and farm power types
were the factors influencing the level of
market participation in the study area.
Therefore, all factors that will aid farmers'
market participation should be pursued.
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food insecurity, tobit regression, farm output, credit
Citation
Salami M.F., Osasona K.K., Akinsola G.O., Akanbi S.O., Durosaye M.T. (2020): Effect of Market Participation on Food Security Among Smallholder Sorghum Farmers in Kwara State, Nigeria. Cercetări Agronomice în Moldova, LIII, 4 (183): 330-336. Published by university of Agricultural Science and veterinary medicine of Lasi, Romania DOI: 10.46909/cerce-2020-029 Available online: http://www.uaiasi.ro/CERCET_AGROMOLD/CA3-20-09.pdf