International Journal of Research in Social Sciences

The way training of smallholder farmers contributes to food security remains a key challenge not only in Kenya but also worldwide. Despite the fact that smallholder farmers are the main rural actors in agriculture, they still experience food insecurity due an array of socioeconomic challenges that exists. The study was set to analyze the contribution of training smallholder farmers to food security in Siaya County, Kenya. Correlation design was used. The target population was 199,034 smallholder farmers selected from 6 Sub Counties of Siaya. Sample size of 384 was arrived at through Fisher's model. Sampling technique was stratified sampling. The research tool was structured questionnaire, which was tested for validity and reliability before administration. Training had a statistically significant weak positive correlation (R=.253; p<.05) with food security. Training had a statistically significant contribution to food security (F ratio = 23.910; p<.05) attributing 6.4% variance. It showed that for every one standard deviation increase in training initiatives, food security improved by.253 units. In conclusion, training of smallholder farmers made negligible contribution to food security in Siaya County, Kenya. The study recommends that: field agricultural officers should intensify training initiatives with a view to enhancing sustainable food security; and Siaya County Department of Agriculture should invest in research to identify various training interventions to be used for sustainable food security. The study was justified because it revealed training interventions that supports the realization of smallholder farmers’ food security situation not only in Kenya but worldwide.