Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Management, Egerton University, Njoro, Kenya
Full Length Research Paper
Household responses to COVID-19 shocks: A food security implication in Kenya
Author(s): Patrick Mutwiri Karitu* and Joram Ngugi Kamau
The primary objective of this study was to determine household coping mechanisms under COVID-19 pandemics and its implication on food security in the country. Poisson regression model was used to describe the relationship among a set of constructs that influence households meal count per month. The study identified coping strategies, credit listing and job loss as significant factors that determine the number of meals per month by various household. The study notes that the economic impact of COVID-19 has disproportionally impacted various households in the country differently based on their differential in their socio-economic status and their livelihood strategies. Based on this, it is important to understand the impact of this pandemic as well as the coping strategies employed by different household strata as they navigate the shocks of the pandemic. To combat this pandemic, househ.. Read More»