Journal of social protection research
Volume 6, Numéro 1, Pages 73-84
2025-06-30
Determinants Of Household Food Insecurity In Rural Tanzania: An Exploratory Study
Authors : Pandisha Haghai .
Abstract
Abstract Despite global efforts to reduce hunger, approximately 852 million people worldwide, mostly rural dwellers, continue to suffer from chronic under-nutrition. This study investigates the factors influencing household food security in rural Tanzania, a country where food insecurity remains a pressing issue. Using a multistage sampling technique, a total of 150 households were surveyed. Data were collected through structured questionnaires and analyzed using Epi Info version 3.5.3, with a significance level of p < 0.05 and a 95% confidence interval. The results indicate that most households (76.2%) rely on their farmlands for food, but a significant proportion (33.8%) allocate 25-50% of their monthly income to food expenditure. Notably, poor post-harvest handling practices result in significant food losses, with 87.8% of households losing 0-24% of their produce to spoilage or pests annually. Poverty (57.5%) and inadequate food storage facilities emerged as the primary factors limiting access to sufficient food. To address these challenges, governments and non-governmental organizations must prioritize poverty reduction and improve food storage and processing infrastructure to enhance household food security in rural Tanzania.
Keywords
Food security, Rural communities, Tanzania, Household food insecurity, Poverty, Food Storage
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