Food insecurity remains a significant global problem especially in developing countries like Nigeria. This challenge increases human suffering and predisposes young, adult and aged to disease attack, impaired human growth and reduced life expectancy. Hence, this study examined the determinants of food security among farming households of South-South region of Nigeria. Secondary data of General Household Survey data, wave 4, panel 2018/2019 from the National Bureau of Statistics was used for the study. Purposive sampling was used to select Delta and Akwa Ibom states from the region. Three hundred and sixty-seven (367) farming households were randomly selected for the study. Descriptive statistics, food security index and Ordinary Least Square (OLS) were used for data analysis. The result revealed that above average (60.39%) were food secure during post-harvest season. The regression result revealed that increase in food expenditure (p=0.001) has the likelihood to raise food security while increase in household size (p=0.016) and household head age (p=0.0001) have the probability of reducing their food security. It was also revealed that three prominent coping strategies that ranked first, second and third were eating less preferred food, eating few kinds/varieties of food and eating reduced quantity of food respectively. This study concluded that increase in food expenditure has the likelihood of affecting food security status of the farming households in South-South during post-harvest season. Farming households were therefore encouraged to spend more on cheaper but nutritive food items. Government should also make quick and informed policies to aid food security status of farming households in regions experiencing social and environmental disasters.
