The Rural Poverty Incidence and Features in Semi Arid areas in North Kordofan State – Sudan
Abstract
This study was conducted in Sheikan Arrehed and Um Rowaba Localities in the semi arid zone in North Kordofan State, during 2016 and the cropping season 2014/2015-2015/2016. The main objective of this study was to reveal and verify rural household in term of poverty incidence, features average per person income and daily k.cal. Food intake compared to WHO standards. Primary data were collected via constructed household questionnaire, 120 households were selected using cluster multi stage random sampling technique. The results showed that the average household daily food expenditure was less than one U$ for daily food consumption which was below poverty line in summer and autumn that negatively affects farmers activity and farming efficiency. Average daily food intake per person was 1996 K.cal in summer season and classified moderately food insecure, 2105 K.cal in Autumn classified as borderline (marginally food insecure) and 2407 K.cal in winter and classified as food secured that because it was harvesting season and there were more food relatively. The average daily food intake was 2139 k.cal. per person, so these people were marginally food insecured.Results of average food expenditure revealed that the incidence of poverty was 97% of the respondents were under poverty line.
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