Effect of Coffee Prodution on Food Security of Small –Scale Famers Iin Kisii County , Kenya
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2024-10
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Kenyatta University
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Food production has decreased in Kenya in general and in particular Kisii County as a result of the switch from food crops to cash crops. In Kenya Kisii County, Nyaribari Chache Sub-County, this study was conducted. The County's 60% of population experiences household food insufficiency. The purpose of the study was to look into how coffee farming in Kisii County affects food security. The specific objectives of the study were ; To analyze small-scale coffee production since 2017 in the study area; To establish the sources of food consumed by coffee farming households in Kisii County; To determine the level of food insecurity among coffee farming households in Kisii County; To establish the statuses of food consumption among coffee farming households in Kisii County; And to determine the coping mechanisms employed by coffee farming households during times of food shortages in Kisii County. The research used a descriptive survey approach. After utilizing Cronbach Alpha's measure of internal consistency to represent the results, the questionnaire data produced a reliability coefficient of 0.9. The study used Sloven's method on the 3378 people it was trying to reach in order to arrive at a sample size of 100. SPSS version 25.0 was used to analyze the data. Analyses of correlation, logit regression, and descriptive statistics were applied. Household consumption patterns, the Household s Food Access Scale (HFAS), and the Coping Strategies Index were used in the quantitative study (CSI). The findings show that R Square, Chi-Square, and Log Likelihood are all positive. According to the study's findings, there is a 114.873 Log probability, a 37.964 Chi-Square, and a 0.381 R Square. These suggest that food insecurity levels in the study area are strongly impacted by coffee growing. According to the model's summary, independent factors account for 68.7% of the variance in the degree of food insecurity. The study calls on the Kisii County Government to increase access to markets for both food and coffee products, access to flexible inputs, and improvement in market pricing in order to improve household food security situation in the study area. To lower food insecurity, it is necessary to improve food consumption habits, access to food, and availability of food among the households
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. A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT OF MASTER OF ARTS (GEOGRAPHY) DEGREE IN THE SCHOOL OF LAW, ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCIES OF KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
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1-Philomena Muiruri
2-Susan Mbuthia