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Agricultural and Food Economics

Table 6 Results of regression analysis showing determinants of food security

From: Determinants of food insecurity in the rural farm households in South Wollo Zone of Ethiopia: the case of the Teleyayen sub-watershed

 

B

S.E.

Wald

d.f

Sig.

Exp (B)

95% C.I. for Exp (B)

Lower

Upper

Gender of household head

− .658

.554

1.411

1

.235

.518

.175

1.534

Age of household head

− .103

.039

7.146

1

.008*

.902

.836

.973

Family size

− .849

.245

12.038

1

.001*

.428

.265

.691

Number of agricultural labor force

.603

.287

4.416

1

.036**

1.828

1.041

3.210

Off-farm income

− .874

.518

2.849

1

.091***

.417

.151

1.151

Policy support

− .515

.453

1.294

1

.255

.597

.246

1.452

Relief support (food aid)

− 1.465

.458

10.241

1

.001*

.231

.094

.567

Farming experience

.091

.037

5.923

1

.015**

1.095

1.018

1.179

Land redistribution

− .464

.436

1.133

1

.287

.629

.268

1.477

Agro-ecological zone

− .992

.517

3.685

1

.055***

.371

.135

1.021

Farm land topography

− .374

.419

.795

1

.373

.688

.302

1.565

Soil fertility

.253

.430

.345

1

.557

1.288

.554

2.994

Erosion

.738

1.237

.356

1

.551

2.093

.185

23.656

Constant

10.405

2.739

14.432

1

.000

33,010.035

  
  1. *, **, and *** indicate statistical significance at 1, 5, and 10% probability levels, respectively
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