尼日利亚的可可农民采用作物多样化来保障其家庭的粮食安全。尽管信贷和土地被认为在作物多样化中起着至关重要的作用,他们获得信贷和土地的机会仍然有限。这项研究调查了获得信贷之间的联系,土地利用,作物多样化,和粮食安全,重点是可可养殖户。使用多阶段采样程序来获得研究数据。借助描述性统计分析,海芬达尔指数,Tobit回归模型,食物消费评分,和有序的Logit回归模型。所有受访者的结果显示,年龄平均值为55岁,31年的农业经验,6人适合家庭大小,和5公顷的农场大小。海芬达尔指数显示,38.67%的受访者在研究区域的作物多样化程度较低。Tobit回归模型显示,获得信贷,养殖经验,合作组织,获得扩展服务,农场大小,距离农场,和劳动力是决定可可种植家庭作物多样化的主要尽管重要因素。食物消费得分显示,46.67%的人是穷人,30.67%在边界线,约27.67%在可接受的阈值内。有序Logit模型显示,作物多样化指数,正规教育,获得信贷,农场大小,土地利用,和农业经验对家庭的粮食安全有重大影响。研究得出的结论是,获得信贷之间存在正相关关系,土地利用,作物多样化,和粮食安全。因此,政府和金融机构应向可可种植者提供信贷便利,以改善他们的生活。
Cocoa farmers in Nigeria adopt crop diversification to safeguard the food security of their households. Although credit and land are thought to play a vital role in crop diversification, they continue to have limited access to credit and land. This study investigated the linkages between access to credit, land use, crop diversification, and food security with a focus on cocoa farming households. A multistage sampling procedure was used to obtain data for the study. Data were analyzed with the aid of descriptive statistics, the Heifindahl index, the Tobit regression model, the food consumption score, and the ordered Logit regression model. The results for the entire respondents showed mean values of 55 years for age, 31 years for farming experience, 6 people for household size, and 5 ha for farm size. Heifindahl index shows 38.67 % of the respondents had low crop diversification in the study area. Tobit regression model reveals that access to credit, farming experience, cooperative organization, access to extension service, farm size, distance to farms, and labour are the main albeit significant factors that determine crop diversification among cocoa farming households. Food consumption score revealed that 46.67 % were poor, 30.67 % were at the borderline and about 27.67 % were within the acceptable threshold. The ordered logit model revealed that crop diversification index, formal education, access to credit, farm size, land use, and farming experience have a significant influence on the food security of households. The study concluded that there is a positive relationship between access to credit, land use, crop diversification, and food security. Therefore, the government and financial institutions should make credit facilities accessible to cocoa farmers to improve their livelihood.