FOOD SECURITY STATUS AND ITS DETERMINANTS AMONG FARMING HOUSEHOLDS IN MICHIKA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, ADAMAWA STATE, NIGERIA
Publication Type: Journal Article.
Publication Year: 2026
Author(s): Bulus, G., Filli F.B., and Columba C.
Journal Name: (IJAEMD)
ABSTRACT
The study assessed the food security status and its determinants among farming households in Michika Local Government Area, Adamawa State, Nigeria. The occurrence of Boko Haram insurgency in the area is believed to have impacted their food production activities and, by implication, their food security status. A multistage sampling procedure was used to select the respondents for the study. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire and were
analyzed using the food security line, the food security index and binary logistic regression. The results showed that only 29.7% of the respondents were food secure, whereas the majority (70.3%) were food insecure. The mean food security index for food-secure households was 1.53, and for
food-insecure households it was 0.57. Per capita daily calorie consumption among respondents was 2199.51kcal, which is lower than the FAO recommended value of 2710 Kcal. Five factors were found to significantly influence respondents’ food security status in the study area. These were farm size (0.98) at P≤0.1, level of education (0.11) and household size (-0.002) at P≤0.05, access to credit (3.1) and household income (0.002) at P≤0.01. Coping strategies included eating less-preferred
foods. The study concluded that there is a high level of food insecurity, which may not be unconnected with the Boko Haram insurgency ravaging the area. It was recommended, among other things, that adequate security be provided to prevent future occurrences and that measures be implemented to improve the food security of farming households in the area.
Keywords: Boko-Haram, Farmers, Food Security, Insurgency, Michika