Assessing food security among young farmers in Africa: Evidence from Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Fund for Agricultural Development
cg.contributor.affiliationAfe Babalola University
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobi
cg.contributor.crpRoots, Tubers and Bananas
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Fund
cg.contributor.initiativeFruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.countryNigeria
cg.coverage.countryUganda
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2NG
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2UG
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.coverage.regionWestern Africa
cg.creator.identifierDolapo Adeyanju: 0000-0002-7035-4424
cg.creator.identifierDjana Babatima Mignouna: 0000-0002-4074-2928
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-023-00246-x
cg.identifier.iitathemeSOCIAL SCIENCE & AGRIBUSINESS
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Development Strategies and Governance Unit
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - Systems Transformation - Transformation Strategies
cg.identifier.publicationRankNot ranked
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn2193-7532
cg.issue1
cg.journalAgricultural and Food Economics
cg.number4
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.actionAreaSystems Transformation
cg.subject.iitaAGRIBUSINESS
cg.subject.iitaFOOD SECURITY
cg.subject.iitaSMALLHOLDER FARMERS
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hunger
cg.volume11
dc.contributor.authorAdeyanju, Dolapo
dc.contributor.authorMburu, John
dc.contributor.authorGituro, Wainaina
dc.contributor.authorChumo, Chepchumba
dc.contributor.authorMignouna, Djana B.
dc.contributor.authorOgunniyi, Adebayo
dc.contributor.authorAkomolafe, John Kehinde
dc.contributor.authorEjima, Joseph
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-07T19:38:58Zen
dc.date.available2023-03-07T19:38:58Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/129242
dc.titleAssessing food security among young farmers in Africa: Evidence from Kenya, Nigeria, and Ugandaen
dcterms.abstractFood insecurity remains a serious challenge for many households in Africa and the situation is even more prevalent among young people. However, there is a dearth of empirical evidence on youth food security status in Africa. We assessed the level and determinants of food security among young farmers in Africa. We adopted a multi-stage sampling technique to select 400, 429, and 606 young farmers in Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda, respectively. Individual food consumption was assessed following a 7 days recall method. The Food Consumption Score, which combines dietary diversity and consumption frequency was used to assess food security status while the determinants of food security were identified using a logistic regression model. Results suggest low dietary diversity across the three countries. Also, the majority of the respondents had an unacceptable food consumption score, suggesting that despite being food producers, young farmers are still food insecure. The odds of being food secure was positively determined by access to extension services, participation in the ENABLE TAAT business incubation programme, and access to market information but, negatively by access to credit, number of employees, Covid-19 pandemic, and location. Additionally, the food security status of young female farmers was positively influenced by age, suggesting that younger youths are less food secure compared to older ones. These results suggest that more efforts should be directed towards improving the food security of young African farmers and that policy- and programme-level interventions should support access to extension services, market information, and land. Additionally, more investments should be directed towards developing need-based agribusiness incubation programmes with an effort to scale existing programmes beyond the regular one-time period.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.available2023-02-23
dcterms.bibliographicCitationAdeyanju, Dolapo; Mburu, John; Gituro, Wainaina; Chumo, Chepchumba; Mignouna, Djana; Ogunniyi, Adebayo; Akomolafe, John Kehinde; and Ejima, Joseph. 2023. Assessing food security among young farmers in Africa: Evidence from Kenya, Nigeria, and Uganda. Agricultural and Food Economics 11: 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40100-023-00246-xen
dcterms.isPartOfAgricultural and Food Economicsen
dcterms.issued2023-02-23
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherSpringer
dcterms.replaceshttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/130618
dcterms.replaceshttps://ebrary.ifpri.org/digital/collection/p15738coll5/id/8591
dcterms.subjectagro-industrial sectoren
dcterms.subjectcoronavirusen
dcterms.subjectcoronavirus diseaseen
dcterms.subjectcoronavirinaeen
dcterms.subjectcovid-19en
dcterms.subjectconsumptionen
dcterms.subjectdietary diversityen
dcterms.subjectfarmersen
dcterms.subjectfood insecurityen
dcterms.subjectfood consumptionen
dcterms.subjectinvestmenten
dcterms.subjectresearch methodsen
dcterms.subjectwomenen
dcterms.subjectfood scienceen
dcterms.subjectfood securityen
dcterms.subjectyouthen
dcterms.subjectafricaen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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