Determinants of food insecurity among smallholder farmers in North Central Nigeria: policy implications (opens in new tab)

This study investigates the determinants of food insecurity among smallholder farmers in North Central Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 812 respondents for the study. The study employed the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) to measure food security status. An ordered probit regression model was used to analyze the relationship between food security status and key socioeconomic and agricultural factors. The results revealed that the sex of the household...