Enabling Environment and Agriculture in ECOWAS: Implications for Food Security

Osabohien, Romanus; Olurinola, Isaiah Oluranti; Matthew, Oluwatoyin; Igharo, Amechi Endurance

doi:10.37394/232015.2021.17.4

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“…One of the visions of global economies is to ensure food security, in order to achieve the United Nations (UN) 2030 sustainable development goals (SDGs), especially SDG-2 (to reduce extreme hunger by half and achieve food security) [1]. As population increases, so does the demand for food, thereby posing a threat to food security [2,3]. By 2050, the global population is expected to reach 9 billion, leading to an increased level of food demand and worsened the state of food insecurity, especially in Africa, which has low marginal labour productivity in the agricultural sector [2,4].…”

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“…The agricultural sector has a crucial role in the production of food and the growth of the general economy. It has been argued that growth from the agricultural sector is more efficient in reducing poverty and food insecurity than growth from other sectors of the economy [3]. This is because, agricultural sector provides employment and livelihood for more than 50% of the people, especially, in developing countries [2].…”

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Impact of ICT Adoption and Governance Interaction on Food Security in West Africa

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The impact of the interaction of governance and information and communication technologies (ICT) adoption on food security in West Africa is investigated in this study. The study engaged the system generalised method of moments (GMM) approach on a panel data of 15 West African countries. The data used for the study are obtained from the world development indicators (WDI) and world governance indicators (WGI), for the period 2005 to 2018. The findings show that good governance (government effectiveness and efficient anti-corruption control) can boost food security by between 12% and 20%. Furthermore, the findings show that a 1% rise in ICT adoption may boost food security by 12% to 15%. In explaining the level of food security, the relationship between governance and ICT adoption is positive and significant. This implies that ICT and governance (government effectiveness) interaction may have about 15% positive influence on food security, while ICT and control of corruption interaction may positively influence the level of food security by 8%. The study concludes by recommending that to enhance food security in West Africa, effectiveness in governance and ICT adoption are crucial.

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“…Food situation shows that one third of the food insecure in the world are found in Africa (Obayelu, 2014), while post-harvest loss accounts 46 percent happens at the processing, distribution and consumption stages (Obayelu, 2014). With the increasing population and the looming food crisis, finding appropriate technologies for managing postharvest food loss becomes a going policy concern by adopting environmentally sustainable postharvest loss technologies (Fernandez et al, 2021;Osabohien et al, 2021). Since post-harvest food loss poses a threat to the actualization of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of no poverty (SDG1) and food security (SGD2) adoption of Life cycle Assessment (LCA) informs the appropriate technologies to sustainably overcome Licensed Under Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC) post-harvest loss.…”

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Social Life Cycle Assessment of Solar Dryer House for Postharvest Loss Management Technology in Tanzania

Mwaijande

2024

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Agricultural products are dried to improve their life-span, enable storage stability, and reduce postharvest losses. Open-sun crop drying is the most popular method in Sub-Saharan Africa because it has a lower energy cost. However, this method is more often unsuitable due to climatic conditions in some areas, resulting in poor-quality drying and spoiled food products. Solar dryer house technology is designed to address challenges related to cleaner energy costs for efficient post-harvest loss management. Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) is a methodology used to integrate a compatible analysis of three pillars of sustainability: economy, environment, and society. Social Life Cycle Assessment (S-LCA), on the other hand, is a methodology used to cover the social aspects of sustainability. This article examines the S-LCA of solar dryer house technology for post-harvest loss management. It found that S-LCA is a useful framework for sustainability assessment and social impact estimation for analyzing the effects of products or services on stakeholders at local, national, and global levels beyond environmental and economic impact. The article contributes to knowledge and understanding of UNEP and SETAC guidelines in Africa.

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Can digitalization improve agriculture? Exploring the impact of ICT on grain food production in SAARC countries

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Khan

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Information Development

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In the last two decades, the use of information and communication technology (ICT) has greatly enhanced the productivity of the global agricultural sector. There has been a substantial increase in global sustainable food production and food consumption. This research investigates the enduring impacts of ICT on grain food production in SAARC countries. This study employs balanced panel data from 2002 to 2019. In order to accomplish the objective of the research, we use the Method of Moments Quantile Regression (MMQR). The results indicate that the use of Mobile phones and the Internet has a significant and favourable effect on grain food production across all quantiles. Furthermore, the results of the causality tests validate a significant bidirectional causal relationship between Internet usage, cropland, fertilizer usage, rural labour, and grain food production. On the contrary hand, there is an unidirectional connection where Mobile phones use influence grain production. The study's results suggest that authorities of SAARC countries should invest supplementary resources to improve ICT infrastructure in rural regions. Therefore, farmers may improve their agricultural productivity and increase their revenue by using digital technology.

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Enabling Environment and Agriculture in ECOWAS: Implications for Food Security

Cited by 5 publications

References 26 publications

Impact of ICT Adoption and Governance Interaction on Food Security in West Africa

Impact of ICT Adoption and Governance Interaction on Food Security in West Africa

Social Life Cycle Assessment of Solar Dryer House for Postharvest Loss Management Technology in Tanzania

Can digitalization improve agriculture? Exploring the impact of ICT on grain food production in SAARC countries

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