The Rubber Farm Household's Behavior on Economic Activities to Achieve Family Food Security

Analysis of Factors Influencing Food Security Status of Female Headed Farm Households in Abia State, Nigeria

This study analysed factors influencing food security status of female headed farm households in Abia state, Nigeria. Multistage random sampling technique was employed in selecting 240 female headed farm households from whom data were collected using structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics, food security indices and probit regression technique. Result...

The effects of economic rural-urban relations on food security of rural households Case study: Zanjan County

Introduction The interaction and mutual cooperation of rural and urban areas in developing countries is different from the developed ones. The type of relations between villages and town can affect different aspects of rural lifestyle, one of them is its effect on food security. Researches show that the range of effectiveness of such relations include property, the use of new technology, suppo...

Food Security and Economic Growth

T  his study aimed to examine the relationship between food security, health and economic growth. These three components together form the vertices of a triangle. How much does food security strategies in a country bring more health to its people? Is the  healthy population richer? What is the impact of health on income, and to what extent are income variation am...

Economic Security oj Farm Operators

For generations it has been assumed that if the farmer could be protected against the natural and economic forces that threaten the prosperity of his farm business, he would be in a position to provide his own security against the more personal economic risks. Some farm and nonfarm groups question the validity of this belief under modern farming conditions. Data pertinent to an examination of t...

On food security and the economic valuation of food