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Table 5 Sources of staple food for male and female-headed households

From: Unlocking gender dynamics in food and nutrition security in Ghana: assessing dietary diversity, food security, and crop diversification among cocoa household heads in the Juaboso-Bia cocoa landscape

Sources of staple food

Gender

Female

Male

Self-production

10.1%

30.6%

Market

8.9%

4.1%

Self-production and market

81.0%

64.5%

Others

0%

0.8%

Total

100%

100%

  1. Source: Fieldwork, 2023