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Influence of Home Gardening on Household Food Security in Rarieda Sub-County of Siaya County in Kenya

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  • Eunice Achieng Anyona

    (Department of Geography and Natural Resource Management, Maseno University)

  • Joyce Obuoyo

    (Department of Geography and Natural Resource Management, Maseno University)

  • Irene Mutavi

    (Department of Geography and Natural Resource Management, Maseno University)

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The number of people lacking food security globally is on the rise despite the numerous global interventions put in place to address it. About 2.3 billion people lack food security, with 828 million of them being undernourished. In Kenya, approximately 17 million people are food insecure with two million relying on food relief. Almost 80% and 68% of Siaya and Rarieda households are not food secure. This study employed cross-sectional research design to examine the influence of home gardening on household food security in Rarieda sub-County. Analytical results indicated that about 73.53% of the respondents practiced home gardening to boost household food security. Grains, horticultural crops, aquaculture and livestock farming were characteristic features of home gardening. The results indicated a strong positive and significant correlation between home gardening and household food security (r=0.633; Ï

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  • Eunice Achieng Anyona & Joyce Obuoyo & Irene Mutavi, 2024. "Influence of Home Gardening on Household Food Security in Rarieda Sub-County of Siaya County in Kenya," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(6), pages 111-128, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:8:y:2024:i:6:p:111-128
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