Role of Household Agro-Industries on Enhancement of Household Food Security in Afghanistan

Ali Reza Behzad; Ghulam Honaryar; Sayed Mohammad Kabir Maien; Shair Ahmad Hashmat

doi:10.62810/jnsr.v2iSpecial.Issue.118

Authors

Ali Reza Behzad Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Afghanistan National Agricultural Sciences and Technology University, Kandahar - Afghanistan
Ghulam Honaryar Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Kabul University, Kabul-Afghanistan
Sayed Mohammad Kabir Maien Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Afghanistan National Agriculture Sciences and Technology University, Kandahar-Afghanistan
Shair Ahmad Hashmat Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Afghanistan National Agriculture Sciences and Technology University, Kandahar-Afghanistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62810/jnsr.v2iSpecial.Issue.118

Keywords:

Afghanistan, Agro-Industry, Family Food Insecurity, Household Food Security, Household Industry

Abstract

Food security has been being the most important goal of United Nations under Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and sustainable development goals (SDGs) since 1992. Household food insecurity is an acute challenge of developing countries including Afghanistan. Agro-industrial institutions can play a vital role to alleviate food insecurity. Household agro-industry has close relationship with household food insecurity. This study aims to find the relationship between agro-industry, especially household agro-industry with household food insecurity in Afghanistan. Three districts and the center of Kandahar City have been selected for the study. Non-probability sampling methods specifically convenience random sampling has been applied with a sample size of 300. Primary data has been collected via questionnaire and survey conducted by four trained fourth-year university students. For analysis SPSS version 26 has been used. This study revealed that about 56% vulnerable people are women and 33% children. Result of research showed that 54, 66% respondents supply their processed and conserved food from household industry. Study indicated that 54% agro-industrial products utilize in winter and there is positive relationship between agro-industry and food security. This study found that those family who process and dry fruits, vegetable and dairy are lesser fragile than those who do not. Study recommend for alleviation of poverty and food insecurity encouragement of household industry is an applicable solution way for those household who have garden and a small dairy farm.

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