Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-3 | Issue-01 | 126-134
Original Research Article
The Common Food storage and environmental practices affecting the Dimensions of the Food security of The People in Adjumani district: A case study of Ciforo Sub County in Uganda
Mamawi Ambayo Godfrey, Izaruku Ronald, Najuka Salome
Published : Jan. 30, 2018
Abstract
This study was conducted to understand the influence of the common
food storage and environmental practices affecting the dimensions of the food
security of the people in Adjumani district. The study covered a sample of 150
respondents who are farmers and the data were collected through a questionnaire
and personal interview using both probability and non-probability sampling
technique. Designing field data recording sheets was done before data collection
and data collection was done with appropriate quality control. Data analysis was
done using Statistical Package for Social Scientists. The results indicated that the
people of Ciforo sub- county, Adjumani district have poor food storage system
where the majority 73% (see table 1) store their food reserve in the huts in which
they sleep forcing them to sell off the food reserve and the majority 58% of the
farmers produce less than 1 ton of food per year on average (See table 3). This
indicates that the farmers have poor food levels where the average majority 61.67%
of the respondents disagreed that their households have food availability, food
stability, ability to access and utilize appropriate levels of food in their households
from April to June every year (see table 2). Based on these findings the study
recommended that sensitization of the community about poor storage facilities
leading to post harvest losses affecting food levels. Government should also enact
laws and policies at national level to make agriculture attractive to farmers by
revamping cooperatives that should provide support for post-harvest management.