Assessing the Food Security of Vulnerable Agricultural Households to Climate Change in the Council of Tokombéré, Far North Région of Cameroon: An Analysis Focused on the FCS, HDDS and CSI

Moluh Njoya Hamza

doi:10.11648/j.ijae.20190401.13

Abstract

This article evaluates the food security of agricultural producers vulnerable to climate change in the Tokombere council through the analysis of food consumption scores, dietary diversity score and the analysis of the index of adaptability for the food. The data were collected using a questionnaire administered to 160 farm households that were selected by the stratified random sampling technique. Analysis of the data collected reveals that 82.5% of households are headed by men and 17.5% by women with very low level of education (55% have not been to school and only 45% have a primary level) and have an age between 50 and 75 (70.6%). The average SCA is 37.06 (acceptable), so 36.88% of households have an acceptable SCA of which in food security and 56.88% have a SCA limit of which moderately food insecure and 6.25% have a SCA poor whose food insecurity is severe. The average SDAM is 3.58 (acceptable) with a minimum SDAM of 2 and a maximum SDAM of 9. With SDAM; 90% and 79.12% of households are severely food insecure and moderately food insecure respectively. SDAM analyzes also show 75.6%, 20% and 4.4% of households with the lowest, average and highest dietary diversity respectively. The average CSI is 21.1 with a CSI min of 11 and a CSI max of 30.

Highlights

Global climate change and its many impacts on people's lives affect the entire planet, but are a major challenge for developing countries
The well-being of today's and future generations depends on it
The results showed with the food consumption score (FCS) that 6.25% of households were severely food insecure, 56.88% were moderately food insecure and 36.88% were food secure

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Global climate change and its many impacts on people's lives affect the entire planet, but are a major challenge for developing countries Populations in these countries are highly dependent on natural resources and often have relatively limited adaptive capacity [1]. The region of the Far North Cameroon, in addition to its aridity, is currently characterized by massive movements of refugees and displaced people following the acts of violence perpetrated by the Islamic State of Africa. It is presented as one of the most densely populated areas, and the poorest in the country. This instability, which amplifies the pre-existing problems of chronic malnutrition and food insecurity, is leading to increasing population

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