FOOD POVERTY PROFILE FOR NIGERIA

Poverty has remained largely unabated in Nigeria despite the efforts made in tackling it. Previous studies on poverty focused on total expenditure and did not adequately cater for regional differences in prices, needs, tastes and preferences. This study, therefore, examined the incidence, depth and...

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Published in:The Journal of developing areas 2015-04, Vol.49 (2), p.183-201
Main Authors: Ozughalu, Uche M., Ogwumike, Fidelis O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absolute poverty
Analysis
Calories
Consumption
Cost control
Economic aspects
Educational statistics
Energy
Expenditures
Food
Food consumption
Food economics
Food security
Food shortages
Food supply
Food wastes
Forecasts and trends
Households
Linear programming
Low income groups
Malnutrition
Nigeria
Nutrition research
Poverty
Poverty line
Preferences
Regional variation
Rural poverty
Studies
Surveys
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Summary:Poverty has remained largely unabated in Nigeria despite the efforts made in tackling it. Previous studies on poverty focused on total expenditure and did not adequately cater for regional differences in prices, needs, tastes and preferences. This study, therefore, examined the incidence, depth and severity of food poverty in Nigeria and produced a food poverty profile for the country based on zone-specific food poverty lines. The study used data from National Bureau of Statistics' Nigeria Living Standard Survey, 2004. Linear programming technique in the spirit of the Food-Energy-Intake (FEI) approach, and the Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) index were utilized. The estimates of the study showed, among other things, that food poverty lines varied across zones, and food poverty was pervasive in the country and varied across zones. Thus policies and programs that will adequately increase people's access to food and minimize the incidence of food poverty in Nigeria should be adopted.
ISSN:0022-037X
1548-2278
1548-2278
DOI:10.1353/jda.2015.0029