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Factors Contributing to Low Productivity and Food Insecurity in Bungoma County, Kenya

Marystella Wabwoba

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Marystella Wabwoba
Licha consultany, Bungoma
Kenya
Tel: +254 715210135/739541820
Email: wabstella@yahoo.com, stella@licha.co.ke

Received on: March 24, 2018, Accepted on: April 09, 2018, Published on: April 16, 2018

Citation: Marystella Wabwoba (2018). Factors Contributing to Low Productivity and Food Insecurity in Bungoma County, Kenya

Copyright: 2018 Marystella Wabwoba. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Abstract
Food insecurity within households is a risk to people's livelihoods. If not addressed in good time it could result into a disaster that will require foreign intervention for that affected community. Households in Bungoma county of Kenya were noted to be vulnerable to food insecurity due to low productivity and this state threatened peoples livelihoods. The objective of this study was to examine the physical, economic, environmental and social factors that led to low food production in Bungoma County, Kenya. A cross-sectional survey design was used in the study and cluster (multi-stage random) sample sizes of 384 households were selected. Tools used for data collection were questionnaires, interview guides, focus group discussions and observation checklists. Data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study found that land size was small, the road network was poor and disorganized market systems. The cost of farm inputs was high as well as high poverty levels. Climatic variability affected crops and animal production. Social support, traditional beliefs and culture which discriminated against women were key risk factors that contributed to low farm production, making households vulnerable to food insecurity. Based on the findings, the study concluded that low farm productions were attributed to physical, economic, environmental and Social factors. The study recommended that costs of farm inputs should be subsidized, improve road network system and sensitize people on positive cultural practices and attitude change to allow both gender participation on issues of food security.

Keywords: Farm productivity, Food insecurity factors, Bungoma County, Kenya

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