Determinants of Food Security in Tobacco and Sugarcane Production Zones, Migori County, Kenya

Erick Ochieng Anino; Vincent Ngeno; Alfred Serem

doi:10.21467/ajss.13.1.59-70

Authors

Erick Ochieng Anino Department of Agricultural Economics and Resource Management, School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Moi University https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8098-5082
Vincent Ngeno Department of Agricultural Economics and Resource Management, School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Moi University
Alfred Serem Department of Agricultural Economics and Resource Management, School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Moi University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21467/ajss.13.1.59-70

Abstract

At 34%, food insecurity in Migori County is considered alarming while its measurement has posed challenges to academicians and researchers whilst many studies exist on food security determinants, none has been done in Migori entailing tobacco producers, sugarcane growers and non-growers in Kuria and Migori sub-counties. The study examined food security determinants guided by a consumer theory and measured by means of HFIAS modelled in ologit model. Data collection was done using an open data kit pre-loaded with a questionnaire and analyzed using stata software wherein results depicted 38.89% as severely insecure, 33.33% moderately insecure, 9.26% mildly insecure and 18.52% food secure while household size, off-farm income, capital sourcing was significant at p<0.001 in varying degrees and categories after ologit regression analysis. There is need for the national government to provide cash crop insurance and fixed contracts to prevent risks associated with price fluctuations as well as invest in innovative biotechnology research through formulation of policies to aid in ensuring capacity building through its stakeholders such as the national research institutes and other donor agencies.

Keywords:

Food security, Household level, Demand and supply side

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