Aggregated and disaggregated data on food security
Makundi, Flora|Kawa, bIbrahimu|Makauki,Adolf|Ndunguru,Philibert / 2001

A study to assess food .security situation in Tanzania was done in Moshi Rural district in Kilimanjaro region. The study was done in three villages, namely Komtikundi. Mhahe and Mawanjeni and employed a cross-sectional research design hy which a total of 90 farmers 30 from each village ware interviewed using structured questionnaire. The questionnaire focused on the size of farmers holdings, types of crops cultivated, amounts of crops harvested during good, bad and average years, other sources of food and cash, amount m* fund purchased from the market and the amount of food consumed within the household Calculations of food and energy adequacy were done, and the villages were compared both at village level and at household level. Although there were differences in food security situation between the villages, on aggregate terms the study area was found to he food secure as it was above the minimum requirement for each household. However, on disaggregating the data hy village, households of Mawanjeni village were found to be seriously food insecure, Further disaggregation of the data showed statistically significant (P 0,01) variations between households of the same village. Consideration disaggregated data in rural development planning and time trend research in food security are recommended in the present paper.