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000160631 245__ $$aFood Poverty and Livelihoods Issues in Rural Nigeria
000160631 260__ $$c2013-08
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000160631 520__ $$aThe Nigerian food insecurity situation is still described as appalling despite a number
of efforts geared towards addressing the problem. Fundamental to the phenomenon
of poverty and food insecurity in Nigeria at national, community and household
levels are issues of livelihood and agro-ecological diversity. This study investigates
the linkage between food poverty and livelihood activities, capabilities and assets;
and socio-economic factors; and agro-ecological variations at the household level
in rural Nigeria. The study makes use of nation-wide cross-sectional data of the
Nigerian Living Standard Survey (NLSS). Results show that, on the whole, farming
is the predominant livelihood activity. The distribution of livelihood activities clearly
shows that the primary sector of livelihood activities (farming and mining - extraction)
is predominantly occupied by men, while the secondary sector (manufacturing -
processing) and the tertiary sector (services - trade) are quite favoured by women.
Female-headed households are more food secure than their male counterpart.
The main determinants of rural household food poverty in Nigeria are: livelihood
activities-farming; livelihood capabilities- credit access; socio-economic factors
- household size, years of formal education, marital status and age of household
head; and agro-ecological variation. The study, therefore, suggests that food security
policy that is agro-ecologically specific, with gender-oriented development of
primary livelihood (farming) activities should be given paramount attention in the
rural sector of Nigeria.
000160631 546__ $$aEnglish
000160631 650__ $$aEnvironmental Economics and Policy
000160631 650__ $$aFood Security and Poverty
000160631 6531_ $$aFood poverty
000160631 6531_ $$aLivelihood activities
000160631 6531_ $$aCapabilities
000160631 6531_ $$aAgro-ecology variation
000160631 700__ $$aOni, Omobowale A.
000160631 700__ $$aFashogbon, Ayodele E.
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