Factors Contributing to Household-Food Security in Twale Lovation, Tigania, West Sub-County, Meru, Kenia

Table of contents

Declaration

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

List of acronyms and abbreviation

OPERATIONAL DEFINATION OF TERMS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

CHAPTER ONE
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.2 BACKGROUND OF STUDY
1.3 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
1.4 Purpose of the Study
1.5 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
1.5.1 General objectives
1.5.2 Specific objectives
1.6 Research Questions
1.7 Significance of the study
1.8 Scope of study

CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 Household Food Production
2.3 Food insecurity in Twale
2.4 FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO HOUSEHOLDS FOOD INSECURITY
2.4.1 Factors contributing to Households food insecurity in Africa
2.4.1.1 Natural Hazard factors
2.4.1.2 Population growth
2.4.1.3 Conflicts
2.4.2. Factors contributing to household’s food insecurity in Kenya
2.4.2.1 Marketing and credit systems
2.4.2.2 Access to social services
2.4.2.3 Household economy
2.4.2.4 Knowledge and information systems
2.4.3 Factors contributing to households Food insecurity in Twale Area
2.4.3.1 Land fragmentation
2.4.3.2 Access to infrastructure
2.4.3.3 Rural- urban migration
2.4.3.4 Crop based system
2.5 THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK
2.5.1 Based- rights approach to food insecurity
2.5.2 Fresh approach to food insecurity
2.6 Research gap

CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 Research design
3.3 The study Area
3.4 Target population
3.5 Sampling techniques
3.6 Sample Size
3.7 Methods of Data collection
3.7.1 Structured questionnaires
3.7.2 Observation
3.7.3 in depth interview
3.8 Ethical issues to be considered

CHAPTER FOUR
FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION
4.1. INTRODUCTION
4.2 Household Demographic information
4.2.1 Household size
4.2.2 Education Level households Heads

CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Summary
5.3 Conclusion
5.4.1 Recommendations for Policy Making
5.4.2 Recommendations for Practice

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