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1、AmericanJournalofAgriculturalandBiologicalSciences6(3):403-409,2011ISSN1557-4989©2011SciencePublicationsRisingFoodInsecurity:DimensionsinFarmHouseholds11OkezieChukwukereAustin,AloysiusChidiNwosu2andAmirHussinBaharuddin1DepartmentofAgriculturalEconomics,MichaelOkpa
2、raUniversityofAgriculture,Umudike,Nigeria2DepartmentofEconomics,SchoolofSocialSciences,UniversitySainsMalaysia,Penang,MalaysiaAbstract:Problemstatement:NigeriarunstheriskofslowingfurtherprogresstowardtheachievementofMDG-1toeradicateextremehungerandpoverty;thefourt
3、hgoal,toreducechildmortalitysinceover30%ofchilddeathsareattributabletomalnutritionandthefifthgoalrelatingtoreductioninmaternalmortality.ThisstudyevaluatedthemanifestationoffoodinsecurityinhouseholdsinAbiaState,Nigeria.Approach:Systematicsamplingwasadoptedinselecti
4、nghouseholdsfromthethreegeopoliticalzonesinthestate.Primaryandsecondarydatawereusedinthestudy.Datacollectioninvolvedtheuseofstructuredquestionnaires.Foodintake,heightandweightmeasuresofchildrenweretakenDataanalysisininvolvedtheuseofqualitativeandquantitativemethod
5、s.Results:Domesticfoodproductionisincreasingbutdemandremainedaboveproduction.Theshortfallalongwithfoodimportisontheincrease.Thecompositeconsumerpriceindexforfoodhascontinuedtoriseovertheyears.Logisticresultsshowthatincomesignificantlyreducedexposuretofoodinsecurit
6、ywhilehouseholdsizewasanimportantdeterminantoffoodsecurity.Childrenweremoreexposedtotheincidenceofgrowthretardationandstuntingwithincreasinghouseholdsize.Birthorderincreasestheincidenceofstunting.Asmorechildrencomeintothefamilythereisincreasingmarginalizationofthe
7、subsequentones.Conclusion:FoodinsecurityisadevelopmentalchallengeinNigeria.Thecountryischaracterizedbyhighfoodimportsanddecliningproductivityofagriculture.MalnutritioniswidespreadespeciallyamongchildreninruralNigeria.Thestudyrecommendsfamilyplanningeducationtoster
8、ntheoverbloatedpopulation.Keywords:Foodinsecurity,malnutrition,farm,householdsINTRODUCTIONmalnutrition,unbalancednutrition,erraticfoodsupply,poorquality
