Basic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Available online http//www.basicresearchjournals.o Copyright ©2012 Basic Research Journal Full Length Research Paper Dietary food co Samar Ab 1 Agricultural Economics and Policy Res 2 Institute of Nutritional S *Corresp The food consumption patterns varie determine the dietary food consumpti Sudan. A sample of 200 farm househ State. The primary data was collected 2008/09. The results disclose that the cereal foods, particularly millet and so of sorghum products due to its high m and 52% of the farm households are ra households consumed pulses, becaus and fruit consumption were also ve household’s income level as well. The encourage the diversity of food cons rural people in the dry land sector as w Keywards: farm households, food pattern INTRODUCTION A dietary pattern is defined as the na quantities, and proportion of different foods a diet. The dietary pattern commonly descri shared by population, communities, or fami determined by ecological niches, the physical tradition, religion, or choice (WCRF, consumption patterns are the main characte local culture. Food consumption patterns des food availability in the country. Howev knowledge, attitudes and perceptions, tradi and social organization are the signif influencing food consumption patterns as arg and Egal (2002) and FAO (2005B). Sudan is one of the Sub-Saharan A countries suffering from a severe problem d Review ISSN 2315-6880 Vol. 2(9) pp. 180-185 Septemb org onsumption patterns in S bdalla 1 and Ingrid-Ute Leonhäuser 2 search Centre (AEPRC), Agricultural Research Corpo Science, University of Giessen, 35390 Giessen, Germ ponding author email: samar-122@hotmail.com Accepted 24 October, 2013 es among the regions and population. The goa ion patterns for the rural farm households in th holds was selected randomly from three localitie using food frequency questionnaire during the a dietary food patterns for the farm households d orghum products. The consumption of millet prod market prices and production fluctuations. Abo arely consumed meat, milk, chicken, and eggs re se they are available and inexpensive source o ery low since they depend on their availability e paper recommends to launch a major nutrition sumption and to improve the attitudes and capa well as in Sudan. ns, food frequency, cereal foods, Sudan. ature, quality, and drinks in a ibes the food ilies. It is also l environment, 2007). Food eristics of the scribe the local ver, people’s itions, culture, ficant factors gued by Jenny African (SSA) m of food and nutrition insecurity among its pop decades. Oil production and expo on the economic growth and dev to 60% of the population is suffe insecurity with a high variation a 2006A). This condition is attribute The first reason is the dras agriculture, which supports the population. The second reason economic growth and benefits trickle down to the poor. In f sufficiency in cereal food grains civil war crises, and inappropr Consequently, rural people have deterioration in their food consum ber 2013 Sudan oration (ARC), Sudan many al of this paper is to he dry land sector of es in North Kordofan agricultural season of depends largely upon ducts is less than that out 8%, 34.5%, 52.5%, espectively. The rural of protein. Vegetables y in the market and programs in order to acity building for the pulation during the last two orts have a positive impact velopment. However, 50% ering from poverty and food among the regions (WFP, ed to two specific reasons. stically declining role of livelihood of 80% of the is that the increase in the from oil exports does not fact, Sudan lost its self- s due to serious drought, riate government policies. e suffered from continuous mption, which creates a