Determinants of household food security in a rangeland area of Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMbolanyi, B.
dc.contributor.authorEgeru, A.
dc.contributor.authorMfitumukiza, D.
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-16T09:20:04Z
dc.date.available2022-10-16T09:20:04Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractPastoralists and agro-pastoralists operating in the rangelands of Uganda remain food insecure. This study determined the status of household food security in Nakaseke district, Uganda. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in February 2016 among 180 randomly selected households. Two measures of food security; a Self-Reported Food Security Status Index (RFSI) and a multi-dimensional index generated through the Principal Component Analysis (PCAI) were used. Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regressions were performed to identify important determinants. Results showed that 46.8% of the households were food insecure. The perceived peak period for food shortage was between July and August. Most households (95.1%) met their food needs through off-farm sources. Age of household head, educational level of household head, off-farm/ non-farm income, cross-breeding and livestock ownership positively influenced household food security (p≤0.05). The sex of household head, household size (AE) and absence of credit negatively influenced household food security (p≤0.05). It is proposed that a suit of actions including income diversification through participation in offfarm activities, increasing access to education, encouraging crop-livestock integration and improving livestock productivity be used to improve household food security in this rangeland area of Uganda.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBetty, M., Anthony, E., & David, M. (2017). Determinants of household food security in a rangeland area of ​​Uganda. African Journal of Rural Development (AFJRD) , 2 (1978-2017-1914), 213-223.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2415-2838
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/4920
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Journal of Rural Development (AFJRD)en_US
dc.subjectCattle corridoren_US
dc.subjectFood stocksen_US
dc.subjectLivestock ownershipen_US
dc.subjectPastoralismen_US
dc.subjectPrincipal Component Analysis (PCA)en_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titleDeterminants of household food security in a rangeland area of Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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