Terrorism in Northern Nigeria: A Threat to Food Security in Maiduguri

Awodola, Bosede; Oboshi, Agyeno

doi:10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n3s2p11

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“…With respect to specific crops, in 2016, the production of sorghum, millet, and rice in the state is estimated to have dropped by 82%, 55%, and 67%, respectively, compared to the five‐year average (Kimenyi et al 2014). The decline of agricultural production in the region is attributed to: the restriction of physical access to farms by Boko Haram, regional paramilitary, or the state military (Van Den Hoek 2017); delays in planting and harvesting due to lack of availability of physical and human capital; abandonment of fields due to huge population displacement (Awodola and Oboshi 2015; Adelaja and George 2019); and disruptions in input markets, storage, transportation, and sales of harvested crops (Kimenyi et al 2014; Van Den Hoek 2017).…”

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Armed Conflicts and Food Insecurity: Evidence from Boko Haram's Attacks

George

Adelaja

Weatherspoon

2019

American J Agri Economics

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More than half of the 815 million undernourished people in the world live in countries struggling with conflict, violence and fragility. Conflict can impact food security conditions by destroying agricultural production, distribution and markets, hindering economic growth and increasing unemployment levels. By spatially joining the general household survey (GHS) panel data for Nigeria with Boko Haram terrorist incident data, we estimate the impact of Boko Haram attacks on food security conditions. We find that an increase in conflict intensity, measured by number of fatalities, increases the number of days where the household had to (1) rely on less preferred foods, (2) limit the variety of foods eaten, and (3) limit the portion size of meals consumed. However, the number of days that households went without eating anything, a more severe measure of food insecurity, was not affected. The food consumption score is also negatively affected by conflict. We also find that the conflict-driven food insecurity is mainly materialized through agricultural input and income shocks.

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Armed Conflicts and Food Insecurity: Evidence from Boko Haram's Attacks

George

Adelaja

Weatherspoon

2019

American J Agri Economics

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“…Studies on the impact of Boko Haram activities in Nigeria are concentrated on the effect of insurgency on food security basically due to the challenges of the affected individuals to meet their basic food needs. In Awodola and Oboshi (2015), the impact of the activities of Boko Haram on the food security in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state is examined. Using fieldwork data for the period of 2012-2013 from 222 respondents, they find that foreign business individuals deserted their businesses, virtually all businesses and markets in Borno state has collapsed completely, the most affected sector is the agricultural sector with high cost of farm produce.…”

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Impact of Terrorism on Agricultural Business in Borno State, Nigeria

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This study examines the impact of terrorism on agribusiness in Borno state. Terrorist activities in Borno state dates back to 2009 where a group of Islamic extremists popularly known as Boko Haram (meaning western education is a sin) became violent in their activities. The group operates significantly in north-eastern Nigeria where Borno state is located and since 2009. The presence of the group has led to collapse of socio-economic activities in Borno state among other states. Millions of people have been displaced fromtheir homes and forced to live in camps in neighbouring states. As a result, this study examines the impact of insurgency related activities on agribusiness in BornoState. Agricbusiness in Borno state can be measured using four different parameters, amount of area cultivated, annual crop production, rearing of livestock and fish farming. These are the major agricultural business residents of Borno state are engaged in. However due to unavailability of data, rearing of livestock and fish farming are dropped, thus focusing on area cultivated and annual crop production. As a result of these two variables, two models are developed. The first model measures the relationship between amounts of crop produced with insurgency related killings, while the second model measuresthe relationship between total areasof farmland cultivated with fatalities resulting from terrorist activity. This study employs Ordinary Least Squares methodology and finds that both relationshipsreveal negative results thus indicating statistically significant negative impact of terrorism on agribusiness in Borno State. JEL Classification: Q10, Q18, Q12

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“…This is partly because conflicts constrain access to labour (Kondylis 2010) and optimal land use and allocation choices (Adelaja and George 2019b), while adversely affecting the optimal investment choices of farmers (Arias, Ibáñez and Zambrano 2018). Anecdotal evidence also suggests that product and input markets are adversely affected, as conflicts reduce access to farm inputs and reduce market opportunities and raise product prices (Awodola and Oboshi 2015). Evidence is also growing that climate-related factors exacerbate the challenges emanating from conflict, thereby adversely affecting agriculture independently (Niles and Salerno 2018;Moore, Baldos and Hertel 2017).…”

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How Conflicts Affect Land Expansion by Smallholder Farmers: Evidence from Nigeria

Adelaja¹,

George²,

Jayne³

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The expansion of smallholder farms into larger farm sizes is a key strategy for growing agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. This strategy could simultaneously expand farm incomes while addressing poverty since the majority of farms in sub-Saharan Africa are smallholder farms. There is limited existing research on the possible role of conflicts in stymying the ability of smallholder farmers to transition into larger-scale farming and on the impacts of conflicts in areas that are not directly within active conflict zones. In this paper, we investigate the impacts of conflict on the ability of smallholder farmers to transition to larger scales in two regions that are not in a traditional conflict zone, by developing a household utility maximisation model to explain choices made by farm households in response to conflict.

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Terrorism in Northern Nigeria: A Threat to Food Security in Maiduguri

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Armed Conflicts and Food Insecurity: Evidence from Boko Haram's Attacks

Impact of Terrorism on Agricultural Business in Borno State, Nigeria

How Conflicts Affect Land Expansion by Smallholder Farmers: Evidence from Nigeria

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