HOME MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR FOOD SECURITY DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

The study Examined household management strategies for food security during the COVID-19 pandemic.This study employed a descriptive survey design. The population consisted 5,663,400 people of Delta State.The Taro Yamane formula was used to determine the sample size, which was 400. The questionnaire wasused to collect data for this study. Cronbach's alpha,was used to determine the reliability of the instrumentwhich produced a r value of 0.69. Data were analysed using multiple regression, means, standard deviationand Pearson correlation. Findings showed that the factors affecting the management of home and familiesare (number of children, average age of children, family income, food availability, food diversification andfood hike) had a significant relationship with home economics, and food availability was the highestpredictor (? =.051) of home economics status; COVID 19 has an effect on food security; various copingmechanisms were employed by Deltans to alleviate the problems posed by COVID; During the COVID-19pandemic, the majority of respondents had poor home management, and there was a substantial positiveassociation between food security and home economics. It was concluded that the factors affecting homeeconomics (home management) significantly predict home economics during COVID-19 just as foodavailability was the highest predictor of home management. Several coping strategies were employed duringCOVID-19 pandemic for household survival. Besides, most respondents had unsatisfactory homemanagement during the pandemic. The government's implementation of steps to achieve food security wasprimarily advised because doing so promotes both sustainable economic growth and human health.