Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, University of Jos, Jos, Nigeria
Research Article
Assessment of Food Security Determinants and Coping Strategies of Urban Households during COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
Author(s): Folorunso ST*, Momoh OY, Yusuf BE, Silas YG and Ameh AD
The study focused on the assessment of the determinants food security and coping strategies among urban households during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in Jos, Plateau state, Nigeria. The sampling technique used was multistage sampling technique in the selecting 265 households. A well-structured questionnaire was used in collecting data. Descriptive statistics, FDT Food security index, Coping Strategies Use Index (CSUI) and Z-statistics test were the analytical tools used for this study. The result indicates that 53% of the household heads were males while the mean age of the respondents was 34 years, the mean household size was 4 persons and 68% of the household heads were not members of cooperative association. The households’ minimum and maximum daily calories intake of 679.67 kcal and 2246.79 kcal for food secure and insecure in this study is above the minimum and maximum recom.. View More»
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