Agricultural Production, Traditional Foods and Household Food Insecurity in Rural Kenya: Practice, Perception and Predictors
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2021Author
Constance Awuor Gewa, Bonnie Stabile, Phil Thomas, Agatha Christine Onyango, Frederick Obondo Angano
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lthough rural households in Kenya rely on agricultural production for their livelihood, attaining food security is challenging in
areas experiencing harsh agro-ecological conditions. We utilized
mixed methods research to examine the effect of agricultural
production, including that of traditional foods, on household
food insecurity in Seme sub-County of Kenya. Study participants
believed that traditional foods protected against hunger.
However, production of these foods, with the exception of
traditional vegetables, was low. Poultry-keeping; cereal/grain,
any vegetable and traditional vegetable production; and crop
diversity were significantly associated with lower household
food insecurity. Vegetable production maintained statistical significance after controlling for other variables.