@article{Oni:160631,
      recid = {160631},
      author = {Oni, Omobowale A. and Fashogbon, Ayodele E.},
      title = {Food Poverty and Livelihoods Issues in Rural Nigeria},
      journal = {African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics},
      address = {2013-08},
      number = {311-2016-5562},
      pages = {28},
      year = {2013},
      abstract = {The Nigerian food insecurity situation is still described  as appalling despite a number
of efforts geared towards  addressing the problem. Fundamental to the phenomenon
of  poverty and food insecurity in Nigeria at national,  community and household
levels are issues of livelihood and  agro-ecological diversity. This study investigates
the  linkage between food poverty and livelihood activities,  capabilities and assets;
and socio-economic factors; and  agro-ecological variations at the household level
in rural  Nigeria. The study makes use of nation-wide cross-sectional  data of the
Nigerian Living Standard Survey (NLSS). Results  show that, on the whole, farming
is the predominant  livelihood activity. The distribution of livelihood  activities clearly
shows that the primary sector of  livelihood activities (farming and mining - extraction)
is  predominantly occupied by men, while the secondary sector  (manufacturing -
processing) and the tertiary sector  (services - trade) are quite favoured by  women.
Female-headed households are more food secure than  their male counterpart.
The main determinants of rural  household food poverty in Nigeria are:  livelihood
activities-farming; livelihood capabilities-  credit access; socio-economic factors
- household size,  years of formal education, marital status and age of  household
head; and agro-ecological variation. The study,  therefore, suggests that food security
policy that is  agro-ecologically specific, with gender-oriented  development of
primary livelihood (farming) activities  should be given paramount attention in the
rural sector of  Nigeria.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/160631},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.160631},
}