Unraveling the Channels of Food Security of the Households in Northern Kenya: Evidence from an Exclusive Dataset.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most of the 10 million Kenyans lacking food security lived in the arid and semi-arid northern part of the country in a climatic condition of high temperatures and very little rainfall throughout the year. Frequent droughts had devastating effects on the livelihoods and food availability of the population.

Objectives

The objective of this study was to assess the food security status of the households in Northern Kenya and examine the factors contributing to their food security.

Methods

De-identified secondary data were used from the 2015 Feed the Future household survey conducted in 9 counties of Northern Kenya. The experience-based indicator of food security was derived from the 6-item Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM), which categorized sample

SUBMITTER: Rono PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10111592 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature