4.7. Observations on food
security
Food security is considered as major component of welfare of
individual or family. As far as the Food security level is concerned, we
considered the number of meals taken per day, Satisfaction of a HH in food,
market price of food crops around CYANIKA, % of Food production harvested
before and after the use of agricultural input. This indicator was considered
to see how the situation of food security before and after the use of
agricultural input was looking
4.8 Situation of Food security in
Cyanika Sector
Based on the Rome Declaration on World Food
Security and the World Food Summit Plan of Action,
convened by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, resolved that
«food security exists when all people, at
all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious
food to meet their provisions needs and food preferences for an active
and healthy life Broadly, food security is built on 3
pillars: Availability, accessibility, utilization
Table 3: Food security
situation in Cyanika Sector
|
Satisfaction of a HH in food?
|
Number of times a household get food per
day
|
market price of food crops around cyanika
Sector
|
% of Food production harvested before and after the use
of agricultural input
|
|
|
%
|
Number
|
%
|
Level
|
%
|
|
Before
|
After
|
|
yes
|
69.79%
|
1 time
|
36.45%
|
high price
|
25%
|
Fertilizers
|
The production was low
(see Figs.)
|
the production has increased
(see Figs.)
|
|
no
|
30.20%
|
2 times
|
56.25%
|
medium price
|
75%
|
Improved inputs
|
|
Total
|
100%
|
3 times
|
7.29%
|
Total
|
100%
|
Pesticides
|
|
|
Total
|
100%
|
|
Source: Results of field study,
2014
As it is indicated in the table above, 36.45% of respondents
took one meal per day. Apparently, number of people who took one meal per day
seems to be poor, 56.25% took two meals while only 7.29% took three meals per
day. Again 25% reported that the market prices are high around CYANIKA market
which impedes them to purchase food while 75% reported to be satisfied with the
market price.
Looking at HH food satisfaction, almost 70% said that they are
satisfies themselves in food while 30% are not which means there is a
significant availability and accessibility of food and evenly its use. This
shows a very important improvement on people's living conditions.
Great number of respondents affirmed that number of the crop
production has increased because of the use of agricultural inputs. Food is one
of physiological needs and then if there is food security, it is considered as
mirror of improvement of living conditions of the population.
4.9. Challenges faced by
farmers in the process of applying agricultural inputs and Suggestions of
farmers to improve the use of agricultural inputs
Among the HH selected in this survey, the respondent addressed
different challenges that prevent them in increasing their own production and
improves their food security and also the proposed Suggestions to improve the
use of agricultural inputs
Table 4: Challenges faced by
HH surveyed and suggestions
On the bellow graph, there are a proportion of the respondents
on challenges and suggestions
Source: Results of field study,
2014
|
Challenges faced by farmers
|
|
%
|
|
Climate change
|
|
43.75%
|
|
Conservation of production
|
|
11.45%
|
|
Price change
|
|
12.50%
|
|
High cost of inputs
|
|
32.29%
|
|
Suggestions Proposed
|
|
%
|
|
Increasing loan to farmers
|
|
21.87%
|
|
BDF funds and others( MINAGRI price project) should pass
their funds through UMURENGE SACCO for easy access
|
|
14.58%
|
|
Increase the quantity of inputs (fertilizers, selected
seeds, pestcides)
|
|
33.33%
|
Source: Results of field study,
2014
Strengthening of the land consolidation
program
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