Coping with Food Insecurity in Rural Households in Kenya: Household Food Security Situation in Sabatia Division, Kenya - Softcover

Estone, Lugairi

 
9783845420325: Coping with Food Insecurity in Rural Households in Kenya: Household Food Security Situation in Sabatia Division, Kenya
Softcover
ISBN 10: 3845420324 ISBN 13: 9783845420325
Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

The perennial food shortages in rural areas in Kenya call for urgent understanding of the determinants of food security in order to develop appropriate policy intervention measures. This book is based on a survey research conducted in Sabatia division. It assesses household food situation and the coping strategies adopted during times of food shortage. The results confirm the food insecurity situation and adopt coping strategies adopted during this time. It recommends the need to increase appropriate measures to improve household access to food.

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About the Author

Lugairi has Master of Arts and Bachelors of Arts degrees from Egerton University, Kenya. He is an assistant lecturer in the Department of Geography at Egerton University and an emerging researcher with sufficient hands-on and theoretical experience.

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Publisher
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
3845420324
ISBN 13 
9783845420325
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
92