The sale of agricultural products at low prices subjects rural households to food insecurity. This article analyzed the impact of warrantage forms around maize on the food security of rural households in Benin. The study was conducted in three communes (Kalalé, Sinendé, and Zogbodomey) on three forms of warrantage based on marketing, inputs and income-generating activities. Two villages per commune were chosen to host the study, given the large number of maize farmers. A total of 308 households (160 control households and 148 treatment households) were surveyed randomly. Data on socioeconomic characteristics, experience in the warrantage, number of days of food group consumption, etc., were collected using a questionnaire during the direct interview. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and linear regression per warrantage form. The implementation of forms of IGA warrantage and inputs did not affect the food security of households in their socio-economic context. However, participation in marketing warrantage significantly reduces food security. Food security depends on the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of households and on certain agricultural factors. The IGA warrantage and that of inputs are more suitable to facilitate households’ access to credit without affecting their food security. Warrantage marketing can be profitable, provided that it is directed towards crops that do not constitute the staple food of the population. The significant contribution of warrantage to households' food security depends on the form of warrantage and the socioeconomic characteristics of households. Policy makers and extension services should adapt the forms of warrantage to socioeconomic characteristics and agricultural factors for improving the living conditions of households.