Causes of food shortage and/or food self-insufficiency

Frequency (N)

Percent (%)

Low productivity

56

20.29

Inadequate income from alternative sources

19

6.88

Inadequate input usage

16

5.79

lack of proper utilization of income

5

1.81

Climate related problems

37

13.41

Food price inflation

6

2.17

Low soil fertility

17

6.16

lack of access to irrigation

11

3.98

Inadequate cultivable land

25

9.06

Total

192

69.55