Food insecurity and coping strategies in South-West Nigeria

Akerele, Dare; Momoh, S.; Aromolaran, Adebayo B.; Oguntona, C. R. B.; Shittu, Adebayo M.

doi:10.1007/s12571-013-0264-x

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“…Although, so many efforts have been sunk in improving the quality as well as production of world food supplies, food insecurity remains prevalent, particularly in the global southern nations of Asia and Africa, and in Nigeria, malnutrition has resulted in death of many of its citizens. African Food Security Briefs (AFSB) estimated that approximately one out of every three persons in the sub-Saharan Africa is undernourished [5]. Achieving a sustainable economic development in Nigeria and Africa at large will continue to be a mirage without well-nourished and healthy people.…”

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The Challenges of Food Security in Nigeria

Matemilola¹,

Elegbede²

2017

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Squealing to the discovery of petroleum, Nigeria has rapidly grown into a major food importing nation as the government has become neglectful of the agricultural sector since petroleum is considered a more viable resource for economic development. This situation quickly polarized the nation into high and low income groups. Unfortunately, while only small fraction of the population benefited from the oil wealth, the population suffered the misfortune of food insecurity as they can hardly afford the rising prices of imported foods. However, though at a subsistence level, a sizable ratio of the population in Nigerian is still employed in the Agricultural sector. This paper highlights the important role of agricultural revamping in overturning the food insecurity problems that befell Nigeria and the coping strategies.

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“…Not less than 70% of the Nigerian population is surviving on less than a dollar per day while food insecurity prevalence in the low income urban house-holds and rural areas respectively stands at 79% and 71% [5]. Since the discovery of oil in Nigeria in Source: [4].…”

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The Challenges of Food Security in Nigeria

Matemilola¹,

Elegbede²

2017

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“…Broad definition of coping strategies, namely that "all the strategically selected acts that individuals and households in a poor socioeconomic position use to restrict their expense or earn some extra income to enable them to pay for the basic necessities (food, clothing, shelter) and not fall too far below their society's level of welfare" [44]. Food insecurity is still widespread, especially among developing nations [45]. Over 960 million people in the world are hungry and undernourished [46].…”

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Transitory coping strategies of food-insecure smallholder farmer households: the case of Ilu Gelan District, West Shoa Zone, Oromia Reginal State, Ethiopia

Dessalegn

2018

Agric & Food Secur

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Background: Over 960 million people in the world are hungry and undernourished. The majority of these people are found in Asia and Africa. Approximately one-third of the people in sub-Saharan Africa are undernourished. The mechanisms pursued by households differ in several aspects within and between households. Coping strategies are short-term, location-specific actions and adjustments against hazard and activities that take place within existing structures. Before coming to the modernization time, every society around the world has attempted to overcome food shortages at household levels. They practice activities to escape them from food insecurity. Methods: The study was aimed at coping strategies among food-insecure smallholder farmer households in Ilu Gelan District, West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study design and mixed data collection methods were employed. Multistage random sampling technique was employed to select 100 sample households for quantitative data and key informant interview, focused group discussion and observation for qualitative data. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: A coping strategy index at household level had been calculated, and inferential statistics was used to test the variability of the index by gender of the household head. The mean coping index was 88.54 and 119.14 for males and females, respectively. Using inferential statistics, equality of means was tested. The t value was − 5.173 for 98° of freedom, and the mean difference was significant (p < 0.001). The study revealed that female-headed households were higher in coping measures and mean of coping strategy index than male-headed households. Conclusions: In the study districts, smallholder farmer households rely on less preferred and less expensive food items. Coping strategy adopted by poor rural households is a shift to poor, and nutritionally lacking diet leads to health-related problems.

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“…This result is similar to what Wunder et al (2014b) found for forests when looking at their potential gap-filling function, suggesting that wild resources are more likely to be an option of last resort than a mechanism used regularly to deal with seasonal fluctuation. In an independent survey of coping mechanisms and food insecurity in southwest Nigeria, Akerele et al (2013) did not record wild resource harvesting to be among the most common household choices. (1) (NGN/1000 = EUR 5) equivalent value (2) z statistics in parentheses (3)Level of significance are indicated with* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001…”

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Access to common resources and food security: Evidence from National Surveys in Nigeria

Delvaux

Paloma

2018

Food Sec.

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Common resources (CRs) provide a Bhidden harvest^for rural households and can also act as a safety net in the event of poor agricultural output or seasonal food gaps, hence contributing to food security. Yet only limited empirical research has assessed the relationship between CRs and the self-assessed food security conditions recorded among rural households. This exploratory paper draws on recent data from the Nigerian General Household Survey (GHS), a nationally representative sample of households administered in 2012-2013 as part of the World Bank Living Standards Measurement Study -Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA). A sustainable livelihood framework was used to contextualise CR access within the broader set of food security drivers. In Nigeria, access to common pasture and water resources is significantly associated with less reporting of food insecurity. In contrast, access to common forest tends to be associated with food insecurity, suggesting that households with access to common forest remain vulnerable (i.e. isolated from services and opportunities) despite having the advantage of the forest as a source of food. Echoing existing literature, the relative importance of these commons decreases when income of households increases. However, there are no clear signs that access to commons acts as a seasonal safety net for households during the lean season. The paper advocates streamlining CR data collection alongside agricultural data for a more integrated food security policy intervention aimed at the most vulnerable.

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Food insecurity and coping strategies in South-West Nigeria

Cited by 47 publications

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The Challenges of Food Security in Nigeria

The Challenges of Food Security in Nigeria

Transitory coping strategies of food-insecure smallholder farmer households: the case of Ilu Gelan District, West Shoa Zone, Oromia Reginal State, Ethiopia

Access to common resources and food security: Evidence from National Surveys in Nigeria

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