Some Aspects of Correlation of Physical Capital and Infrastructures on Household Food Security: Evidence from Rural Tanzania
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2014
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Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development
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To achieve the first Millennium Development Goals is still a challenge. The problem of poverty in the context of hunger still persists in Tanzania. Household’s members have not sustainable access to enough and quality of food. The major objective of this study is to ascertain whether exists some aspects of correlation between physical capital and infrastructures on the households` food security. This study was carried out in rural part of Tanzania, in Mvomero district covering three villages selected randomly (a total sample 0f 382 households). Data analysis was done using SPSS version 15.0. Chi-square test was adopted for plausible analysis assesses the extent to which some correlation exists between food security status of the households against independent variables (physical capital and infrastructures of the households). 2 χ = 6.963; − p value Based on the data analyzed empirically, it is remarkable by evidence that variables such as pesticides ( = ( 2 χ = 13.343; − p value = food security in the study area. 0.008 ), tractors ( 2 χ = 0.000 10.024; − p value = 0.002 ) and electricity ) were found to be statistically significant correlated with household’s In view of these findings, there is a need to pay attention supporting rural farmers’ to be able to access farm inputs because of existing some correlation with the household food security status. Finally, this study recommends further study to be carried by incorporating advanced statistical model such cluster analysis, principal components and factor analysis which deals with large data for plausible and interpretable findings.
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Article published in the Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development Volume 5, Issue 9, Pages 26-34
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Correlation, Physical Capital, Infrastructures and Food Security
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