000160631 001__ 160631 000160631 005__ 20210819132906.0 000160631 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.160631 000160631 037__ $$a311-2016-5562 000160631 037__ $$a311-2016-5808 000160631 041__ $$aeng 000160631 245__ $$aFood Poverty and Livelihoods Issues in Rural Nigeria 000160631 260__ $$c2013-08 000160631 269__ $$a2013-08 000160631 300__ $$a28 000160631 336__ $$aJournal Article 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. 000160631 773__ $$q108$$o135$$tAfrican Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics$$j08$$k2$$dAugust 2013 000160631 8564_ $$98223b5d9-985d-47df-a213-02b1f35e35f1$$s956560$$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/160631/files/Chapter%205.pdf 000160631 887__ $$ahttp://purl.umn.edu/160631 000160631 909CO $$ooai:ageconsearch.umn.edu:160631$$pGLOBAL_SET 000160631 912__ $$nSubmitted by Kirsten Pagel (pagel076@umn.edu) on 2013-11-26T17:07:42Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Chapter 6.pdf: 832147 bytes, checksum: fbf93fd624188e30c80615bc560ecebf (MD5) 000160631 912__ $$nMade available in DSpace on 2013-11-26T17:07:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Chapter 6.pdf: 832147 bytes, checksum: fbf93fd624188e30c80615bc560ecebf (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-08 000160631 913__ $$aLicense granted by Kirsten Pagel (pagel076@umn.edu) on 2013-11-26T17:04:00Z (GMT): <center> <h2> Deposit Agreement </h2> </center> I represent that I am the creator of the digital material identified herein (&ldquo;Work&rdquo;). I represent that the work is original and that I either own all rights of copyright or have the right to deposit the copy in a digital archive such as AgEcon Search. I represent that in regard to any non-original material included in the Work I have secured written permission of the copyright owner (s) for this use or believe this use is allowed by law. I further represent that I have included all appropriate credits and attributions. I hereby grant the Regents of the University of Minnesota (&ldquo;University&rdquo;), through AgEcon Search, a non-exclusive right to access, reproduce, and distribute the Work, in whole or in part, for the purposes of security, preservation, and perpetual access. I grant the University a limited, non-exclusive right to make derivative works for the purpose of migrating the Work to other media or formats in order to preserve access to the Work. I do not transfer or intend to transfer any right of copyright or other intellectual property to the University. If the Deposit Agreement is executed by the Author�s Representative, the Representative shall separately execute the following representation: I represent that I am authorized by the Author to execute this Deposit Agreement on behalf of the Author. 000160631 980__ $$a311 000160631 982__ $$gAfrican Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics>Volume 08, Number 2, August 2013 - Special edition