Assessment of factors to receiving food aid in the Caprivi region of Namibia: A factor analysis approach

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dc.contributor.authorNyambe, Jacob M.
dc.contributor.authorBelete, A.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-24T09:26:03Z
dc.date.available2014-06-24T09:26:03Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractNow than ever before, rural communities in the Caprivi region of Namibia are relying more on food aid. This shows that something has gone wrong with their sources of livelihood. This paper seeks to reveal the factors that predispose one to receive food aid. A sample size of 253 respondents was randomly selected from Kabbe, Katima Rural and Linyanti Constituencies. The three constituencies constitute the flood plains. Factor analysis was used to empirically identify patterns of relationships among observed factors. The results obtained show that five factor components, namely, capacity to farm, climate risk awareness, household economic status, past economic opportunities, and household labour with eigenvalues of ≥ 1 are invaluable to eligibility to food aid. These factors have proven to be responsible for about 68% of the total variance and are thus, vital for predisposing rural households to receiving food aid in the study area. By addressing and taking measures on the variables of the factor components that expose households to food aid, rural households in the study area would most likely stay away from relying on food aid.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNyambe, J.M. & Belete, A. (2012). Assessment of factors to receiving food aid in the Caprivi region of Namibia: A factor analysis approach. African Journal of Agricultural Research, Vol. 7(31), 4401-4407. doi: 10.5897/AJAR12.184en_US
dc.identifier.issn1991-637X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/957
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAcademic Journalsen_US
dc.source.urihttp://www.academicjournals.org/journal/AJAR/cited-by-article/CD93C7B32448en_US
dc.source.uriDOI: 10.5897/AJAR12.184en_US
dc.subjectFood aiden_US
dc.subjectFactor componentsen_US
dc.subjectRural householdsen_US
dc.titleAssessment of factors to receiving food aid in the Caprivi region of Namibia: A factor analysis approachen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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