Factors affecting food security among children of corn farmers in Cagayan Valley, Philippines
2019
Yra, A.J.
Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life (FAO, 2009). This study was conducted from January to April 2019 which aims to determine the factors affecting household food security among children of corn farmers in Cagayan Valley, Philippines. Multistage random sampling and cross-sectional design were applied. The sample size of the study was determined using population proportion formula. About 408 school children who were about one (1) to ten (10) years old during the conduct of the study were included. These children belong to the households of corn farmers from the provinces of Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya and Cagayan [Philippines]. The research also used a pre-tested questionnaire to gather needed information on socio-demographic and socio-economic profile of children. Radimer-Cornell standard questions were used to determine the household food security. Household food security is increased when educational attainment of fathers is increased, when mothers are employed and when the households are farming Bt corn. Food-insecure households should be encouraged to increase availability and access to food through more productive and diversified agriculture and livestock production, sustainable fisheries and forestry and non- agricultural employment and income opportunities.
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