Natural and Socio-economics Factors Affecting the Household Food Security in Rural Area of Paktia Province, Afghanistan
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Wali Khan Ahmadzai
Department of Agricultural Economics, Agriculture Faculty, Shaikh Zayed University, Khost, Afghanistan.
Hussain Gul Aryobi
Department of Agricultural Economics, Agriculture Faculty, Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Abstract
This study aimed to explore the factors affecting food security in the rural area of Paktia province, Afghanistan. The study was based on household-level data collected from rural areas of all districts of the province. The data were collected from randomly selected 154 households. The respondents were both males and females. A face-to-face interview with a structured questionnaire was done with both male and female household heads. The study recorded 59.1% of households were food insecure, and on average, 48.1% of the household had poor food consumption, while, 38.3% had borderline and 13.6% had acceptable food consumption. Study also calculated food consumption scores and examined the correlation between different factors determining food security. The regression result showed lower-income, farm size, household size, flood, food price, and internal displacement factors determined the food insecurity.
Keywords:
Socio-economics factors, food-consumption score, food security, Paktia, Afghanistan
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Ahmadzai, W. K., & Aryobi, H. G. (2021). Natural and Socio-economics Factors Affecting the Household Food Security in Rural Area of Paktia Province, Afghanistan. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 39(2), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.9734/ajaees/2021/v39i230521
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