Effect Of Market Accessibility On Households’ Food Security In Acholi Sub Region-Uganda

Introduction

This study focuses on the effect of market accessibility on households’ food security in Uganda, with particular emphasis in Acholi Sub region, Northern Uganda. In the study, market accessibility is the independent variable while households’ food security is the dependent variable. Availability, Accessibility, and Stability are study measures of Households’ food security while market accessibility is measured by farmer’s Organizations, road network, Information Communication Technology (ICT) utilization, and income as a moderating variable shown in the conceptual framework. This chapter presents the background to the study, the problem statement, purpose of the study, objectives of the study, research questions, hypotheses, and conceptual frame work, and significance, justification of the study, scope and operational definitions of the terms used in the study.