Pages: (26-37 )
Abstract
The study assessed the nexus between socioeconomic characteristics on food security status among rice farm households in the Ogun State. A multistage random sampling technique was used to select two Agricultural Development programme zones (Ikenne and Abeokuta zones) in the state. Purposive selection of two blocks per zone based on the concentration of rice farmers was done. Thirdly, six farming cells were randomly selected from each block making a total of twenty-four farming cells. Lastly, one hundred and fifty-eight farmers were randomly selected from farming cells. A set of structured questionnaires were used to collect data. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. From the results, the coefficients of age and education were found to be significant. The coefficient of educational status was found to be positive and significant indicating the positive relationship between education and food security status. The coefficients of socio-economic characteristics were found to be significant.
Keywords: food security, farming households, logit regression, rice, socio-economic,