Food Security Status of Households in a Cassava-Growing Village in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
This study assessed the food security status of poor households and contribution of cassava in their diets. Sixty-four cassava growers were selected from a Southeast Sulawesi cassava growing village using simple random sampling method. The United States Adult Food Security Survey Module was adopted...
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Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria
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| author | Haji Saediman Siti Aisa Munirwan Zani Muhammad Aswar Limi Wa Ode Yusria |
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This study assessed the food security status of poor households and contribution of cassava in their diets. Sixty-four cassava growers were selected from a Southeast Sulawesi cassava growing village using simple random sampling method. The United States Adult Food Security Survey Module was adopted in assessing the food security status of selected households. Data were analyzed qualitatively and using descriptive statistics. Results showed that a great majority (81.3%) of households were food secure. Average consumption of cassava based foods of 4.1 days a week compared to only 2.9 days for rice clearly confirmed that cassava was a dominant source of food and thus had contributed positively to the high food security status of households in the area. In view of its suitability with the farming and local food system as well as its importance in strengthening food security, efforts should be exerted to promote production, processing, marketing and consumption of cassava as staple food
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| spelling | doaj.art-9adeac65754c480aa1e18035e2652d622022-12-22T03:53:32ZengAgricultural Extension Society of NigeriaJournal of Agricultural Extension1119-944X2408-68512019-01-01231Food Security Status of Households in a Cassava-Growing Village in Southeast Sulawesi, IndonesiaHaji Saediman0Siti Aisa1Munirwan Zani2Muhammad Aswar Limi3Wa Ode Yusria4Faculty of Agriculture, Halu Oleo UniversityProvincial Office for Food Security, Government of Southeast Sulawesi Province, Kendari, Sulawesi Tenggara, IndonesiaDepartment of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Halu Oleo University, Kendari 93232 Sulawesi Tenggara, IndonesiaDepartment of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Halu Oleo University, Kendari 93232 Sulawesi Tenggara, IndonesiaDepartment of Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Halu Oleo University, Kendari 93232 Sulawesi Tenggara, Indonesia This study assessed the food security status of poor households and contribution of cassava in their diets. Sixty-four cassava growers were selected from a Southeast Sulawesi cassava growing village using simple random sampling method. The United States Adult Food Security Survey Module was adopted in assessing the food security status of selected households. Data were analyzed qualitatively and using descriptive statistics. Results showed that a great majority (81.3%) of households were food secure. Average consumption of cassava based foods of 4.1 days a week compared to only 2.9 days for rice clearly confirmed that cassava was a dominant source of food and thus had contributed positively to the high food security status of households in the area. In view of its suitability with the farming and local food system as well as its importance in strengthening food security, efforts should be exerted to promote production, processing, marketing and consumption of cassava as staple food http://aesonnigeria.org/ajm/index.php/jae/article/view/1622 |
| spellingShingle | Haji Saediman Siti Aisa Munirwan Zani Muhammad Aswar Limi Wa Ode Yusria Food Security Status of Households in a Cassava-Growing Village in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia Journal of Agricultural Extension |
| title | Food Security Status of Households in a Cassava-Growing Village in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| title_full | Food Security Status of Households in a Cassava-Growing Village in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| title_fullStr | Food Security Status of Households in a Cassava-Growing Village in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Food Security Status of Households in a Cassava-Growing Village in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| title_short | Food Security Status of Households in a Cassava-Growing Village in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| title_sort | food security status of households in a cassava growing village in southeast sulawesi indonesia |
| url | http://aesonnigeria.org/ajm/index.php/jae/article/view/1622 |
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