Author:
Olagunju Funke Iyabo, Adelalu Olubusayo Kayode, Ololade Rachel Adetola, Akintola Lawrence Oyetayo and Adeyemi Toyin Rebecca

Doi: 10.26480/fabm.02.2025.99.105

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This study examined the effect of sweet potatoes post-harvest losses on food security on small scale farmers in the Surulere Local Government of Osun State. Multistage sampling procedure was used to select 94 respondents in the study area, and structured questionnaire was administered to collect data. Descriptive statistics, Forster-Greer- Thorbecke (FGT) index and Probit Regression analysis was used to analyze data. The result showed that 85.11% of the respondents were males while 14.89% were females, majority (79.78%) falls within age 30-50 years and their mean number of years spent in school was 8.426 years. Majority (64.89%) of the respondents spent 30,000 to 40,000 Naira on food expenditure while 30.85% spent less than 30,000 Naira on food, indicating a segment of farmers with lower food expenditure. The FGT index showed that 70.21% of the potato farmers were food secure, while 29.79% were considered as food insecure. The Probit Regression analysis showed that household size was negatively significant at the 1%, income was positively significant at 5% while access to farm credit was positively significant at 10%. It was therefore concluded that food security is prominent among the sampled sweet potato farmers in the study area.