i | Page MEASURING HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY STATUS IN TARABA STATE, NIGERIA: COMPARING KEY INDICATORS By CHINWEOKE UZOAMAKA IKE March 2015 Thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Sustainable Development in the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences at Stellenbosch University supervisors: Dr. Peter Terrance Jacobs and Ms. Candice Kelly