Seydou Zakari|Ying Liu|Baohui Song
Factors Influencing Household Food Security in West Africa: The Case of Southern Niger
Huazhong Agricultural University|Huazhong Agricultural University|California State University, Chico
food insecurity major challenge niger many african countriesthe purpose study investigate factors affecting household food security nigerbased survey data covering 500 households drought high food prices poverty soil infertility disease insect attacks reported respondents main causes food insecuritythe empirical results logistic regression revealed gender head household diseases pests labor supply flooding poverty access market distance away main road food aid significant factors influencing odds ratio household enough daily rationsanother important finding female headed households vulnerable food insecurity compared male headed householdsthe findings study provide evidence food insecurity continues affect nigerien population