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| Agbola, P.O.; Awotide, D.O.; IKPI, A.E.; Kormawa, P.M.; Okoruwa, Victor O.; Babalola, D.A.. |
| This study links food insecurity status of farming households in the study area to their income diversification strategies. Data for the study were collected from 400 farming households in Osun State of the southwestern Nigeria. Households were classified into four categories based on how they obtain a living. Descriptive statistics, Cost of Calorie Function (COC) and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used to analyze the data. Income diversification strategies of the households involved – combinations of crop production with livestock enterprises; crop production with off farm activities; off farm activities with livestock enterprises and crop production only; at 60.0%, 10.0%, 8.0%, and 22.0% of households respectively. Income diversification strategies... |
| Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Diversification; Food; Insecurity; Consumer/Household Economics. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/44388 |
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