Determinants of Food Security Status among Young Farmers with and without Disabilities
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2025-04
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Advancements in Agricultural Development Inc
Abstract
Food is a basic need; thus, food security status is key to well-being of
young farmers. This study examined factors that influence food security
status of young farmers with and without disabilities in Uganda.
Specifically, the study examined the influence of disability status, region
of location, gender, social exclusion, participation in agricultural
programs, and social capital on food security of young farmers. The study
utilized a comparative and cross-sectional research designs that involved
774 young farmers; 388 with disabilities and 386 who had no disabilities.
The sample selection involved the use of stratified, random, and criterion
purposive sampling. This research utilized an interviewer-administered
paper survey in collecting data. Descriptive statistics and regression
analyses were used in analysing data. The findings indicated disability as
a factor of social exclusion as the most curtailing to food security,
especially in Eastern Uganda. Participation in training programs and social
capital development were most likely to increase food security status of
young farmers. Therefore, disability-inclusive provision of agricultural
extension services targeting young farmers, disability-inclusive
awareness raising, and effective implementation of existing disability
policies could create an enabling environment to make young farmers
food secure.
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Agole, David, Mark A. Brennan, Connie D. Baggett, et al. 'Determinants of Food Security Status among Young Farmers with and without Disabilities', Advancements in Agricultural Development, vol. 6/no. 2, (2025), pp. 1-13.