Accountability in agricultural governance and food security in Nigeria

Abstract

This study explores the relationship between agricultural governance and food security in Nigeria and employs two main approaches: descriptive and econometric. The econometric approach engages Autoregressive Distribution Lag (ARDL) in examining the long-run relationship between the indicators of food security and agricultural governance for the period 1985 to 2016. The results show that in the long-run, agricultural performance contribute to food security in Nigeria. The findings from the descriptive analysis unveil that Nigeria has the highest number of undernourished people, which increased by 22% between 2000 and 2001. Between 2000 and 2015, the population grew by 30.60% with the rate of violence increasing by 55%. The study recommends, among others, that accountability in addressing the challenges in the implementation of food security programs and ensuring timely distribution of food resources is germane.

Food Prices and the Challenge of Food Security in Bayelsa State, Nigeria

“…Accountability in agricultural governance has also be identified in addition to increased funding as vehicle for the attainment of food security. This was the view of [19]. Using descriptive and econometric tools, they found that improved agricultural production will in the long run positively aid achievement of food security in Nigeria, But that in the short run, there is a significant increase in the number of undernourished people as well as overall increase in the population of the country.…”

Addressing operational complexities through re-inventing leadership style: A systemic leadership intervention

“…This shares similarity with ( Anderson and Sun, 2017 ; Bowers et al., 2017 ), who emphasise reviewing existing leadership styles to acknowledge their overlaps and the creation of a new theory. Such leadership approach results to connected thinking and actions that strive to satisfy the interest of all stakeholders who are affected by leadership decisions (see, Midgley, 2000 ; Midgley and Ochoa-Arias, 2012 ; Ufua et al., 2018 ; Osabohien et al., 2020 ).…”

Social Protection and Employment in Africa’s Agricultural Sector

“…The exposure to risks, shocks and low welfare incentives are the main problems faced by agricultural households in Africa (Osabohien et al, 2020a(Osabohien et al, , 2020b(Osabohien et al, , 2020cMatthew et al, 2019aMatthew et al, , 2019bOsabohien et al, 2019aOsabohien et al, , 2019bOmiti & Nyanamba, 2007). This is as a result of the fact that in Africa various policy and institutional reforms have been less than satisfactory in their outcomes (Beecroft et al, 2020;Igharo et al, 2020).…”

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“…African farmers and agriculture are the major drivers of the continent's economic development; this is because, the agricultural sector is the largest employer of labour especially in rural areas (Osabohien et al, 2020a(Osabohien et al, , 2020b(Osabohien et al, , 2020cOsabuohien et al, 2018;Aman et al, 2017;Matthew et al, 2020). Africa's agriculture needs a more transformation foundation for providing income and employment for a fast-growing population Aman et al, 2017).…”