The Nexus Between Food Production and Socioeconomic Livelihoods of Female-headed Households: Evidence from Uganda

Charles Godfrey Mukundane; Twinamatsiko Medard; Neema Murembe

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i04.24868

The Nexus Between Food Production and Socioeconomic Livelihoods of Female-headed Households: Evidence from Uganda

Author(s)	Charles Godfrey Mukundane, Twinamatsiko Medard, Neema Murembe
Country	Uganda
Abstract	This study was set out to examine the nexus between food production and socioeconomic livelihoods of female-headed households in Mbarara District, Southwestern Uganda. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design with a quantitative study approach to data collection and analysis. A sample size of 186 respondents was selected randomly from 360 households in Mbarara district. In the survey, respondents were subjected to a questionnaire survey method of data collection. Data from the questionnaires was coded, entered into SPSS, and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results show that there is a positive significant relationship between food production and socioeconomic livelihoods of female-headed households (r=.491, p<.01). The control variables of Age and level of education were found to contribute a statistically significant explanatory power of 3.4% in explaining socioeconomic livelihoods of female-headed households. The model results also show a significant relationship between food production and socioeconomic livelihoods of female-headed households (β= .378; p<05). The variables entered in the regression model explain an overall 28.4% (AdjR2 = .284) of the variance in socioeconomic livelihoods of female-headed households, implying that the remaining 71.6% is explained by factors not considered in this study. The study concluded that there is a significant positive relationship between food production and the socioeconomic livelihoods of female-headed households in the Mbarara district. Therefore, the study recommends that there is a need to advocate for women's empowerment to improve their status in decision-making at the family level.
Keywords	Food Production, Socioeconomic Livelihoods, female-headed households
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 4, July-August 2024
Published On	2024-07-20
Cite This	The Nexus Between Food Production and Socioeconomic Livelihoods of Female-headed Households: Evidence from Uganda - Charles Godfrey Mukundane, Twinamatsiko Medard, Neema Murembe - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 4, July-August 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i04.24868
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i04.24868
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gt43th

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