Socio-economics characteristics and food security status of farming households in Kwara State, north-central Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 49-58

  Babatunde, R O ^a   Omotesho, O A ^b   Sholotan, O S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Farming household; Food insecurity; Food security; Logistic regression; North central Nigeria

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; FAMILY SIZE; FOOD SECURITY; HOUSEHOLD; INCIDENCE; INCOME; MALNUTRITION; NIGERIA; POVERTY; RANDOM SAMPLE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 33846266241     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2007.49.58     Document Type: Article

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