Factors influencing livelihood strategy choice and food security among youths in Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe.

ABSTRACT: Several governments and development practitioners view youths as critical to the strategy of enhancing food and nutrition security and sustainable livelihoods in rural Africa. Despite youths being at the centre of food and nutrition security, their contribution to household food security remains understudied. The lack of such evidence has made it difficult to develop and implement effective and sustainable solutions to food insecurity and poverty in rural Africa. Thus, the study examines the factors influencing livelihood strategy choice and food security among youths in three districts of Mashonaland East Province, Zimbabwe. A total sample of 200 randomly selected youths was analysed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The results show that agriculture was the main liveliho

SUBMITTER: Mukwedeya B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10060678 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature