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Market Participation and Food Security Status of Bio-Fortified Cassava Processors in South Western Nigeria

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  • Kolapo Adetomiwa
  • Olayinka J Yusuf
  • Muhammed Opeyemi Abdulmumin

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A better understanding of the extent of food insecurity and its determinants, particularly among rural households, is a step towards proffering solutions to this menace. The study assessed market participation and food security status of bio-fortified cassava processors in South-Western Nigeria. A multistage sampling technique was used to source for data from 160 bio-fortified cassava processor through a well-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, household commercialization index, Food Insecurity Experience-Based Measurement Scales-United States Department of Agriculture (FIEMS-USDA) and Multinomial Logistic Regression (MLR) were used to analyze the data. The result of the study showed that the mean age of the processors was 48(±11.36). Majority (70.6%) of the bio-fortified cassava processor had a high market participation level with a mean household market participation index of 63.14±7.23%. About (58.75%) of the respondents were food insecure with moderate hunger level. The result of the MLR showed that farm income, the value of processed bio-fortified cassava output, susceptibility to sickness, membership of association and access to extension services were significantly related to food insecurity status of the bio-fortified cassava processor. Appropriate programs and policy measures that would increase the value of the processed bio-fortified cassava output and farm income should be targeted towards the processors as this would help to reduce their dependency and increase the food security status of their households.

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  • Kolapo Adetomiwa & Olayinka J Yusuf & Muhammed Opeyemi Abdulmumin, 2020. "Market Participation and Food Security Status of Bio-Fortified Cassava Processors in South Western Nigeria," International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Research, Conscientia Beam, vol. 7(3), pages 174-184.
    • Handle: RePEc:pkp:ijosar:v:7:y:2020:i:3:p:174-184:id:302
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    1. Olutosin A. Otekunrin & Oluwaseun A. Otekunrin & Barbara Sawicka & Piotr Pszczółkowski, 2021. "Assessing Food Insecurity and Its Drivers among Smallholder Farming Households in Rural Oyo State, Nigeria: The HFIAS Approach," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(12), pages 1-20, November.

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