Food 🍽️ Security Program. Kolping Organization of Kenya ​🇰🇪​, Miambani Region

✅ The study examined the household food 🍽️ security within Miambani region of the Kolping Organization of Kenya ​🇰🇪​ under the food 🍽️ security programme intervention activities. Food 🍽️ production compared with household food 🍽️ needs was taken as the measure for food 🍽️ self-sufficiency. Farm production of the three 3️⃣ main food 🍽️ crops (maize 🌽, cowpeas and ➕ pigeon peas), livestock and ➕ family 👪️ generating income 📨 activities were taken as the major contributors to household food 🍽️ self-sufficiency. The respondents were members of a farm household who performed 🎭️ most of the household activities and ➕ all were from Miambani region. The study sample was composed of 5️⃣0️⃣ respondents both men 👥 and ➕ women 👯‍♀️. The study found 🔍️ that food 🍽️ self-sufficiency at household level 🎚️ depended on many factors like household size, farm size and ➕ family 👪️ labour ⚒️. It was found 🔍️ that the respondents kept livestock and ➕ used animal power and ➕ hand ✋ hoes as farm labour ⚒️ for land preparation. The oxen were either hired or privately owned. Farm size from an economic point 👈️ of view is an important factor associated with farm production. In conclusion, the majority of the households depended on farming 🧺 for their household food 🍽️ needs.

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