EFFECT OF LIVELIHOOD DIVERSIFICATION AND TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION ON FOOD SECURITY STATUS OF RICE FARMING HOUSEHOLD IN SOUTHERN TARABA, TARABA STATE NIGERIA.
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EFFECT, OF, DIVERSIFICATION, ADOPTION, TARABA, STATE, NIGERIAAbstract
This study analyzed effects of livelihood diversification and technology adoption on food security status of rice (Oriza sativa) farming households in Southern Taraba, Taraba State Nigeria. The research employed a multi-stage sampling technique to collect primary data from 209 respondents using structured questionnaires. The data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. Socioeconomic characteristics showed that the mean age was 45 years, majority (59.3%) were male, 65.6% were married, mean household size was 6 persons and 93.8% have diverse educational levels. The livelihood activities result showed that 91.4% engaged in crop farming, trading 32.1%, livestock keeping 21.1% and 97.6% had low diversity. Livelihood diversification, technology adoption, education level, farm size were positive and significant while age is negative with their probability level of 1%, 1%, 1%, 5% and 1% respectively. The study concludes that households with diversified livelihoods, adopting modern technologies, younger household heads, higher education level and larger farm sizes are more likely to be food secure. It is recommended that policies and programs focus on promoting livelihood diversification and technology adoption, alongside supporting educational advancement and farm size expansion, these factors significantly influence food security outcomes.
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