Impact of Cash Transfer Policy on Food Insecurity among Households in Nigeria
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A. Ogunbameru
Department of Agricultural Economic and Farm Management, Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Ikorodu, Nigeria
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O. Obi-Egbedi
Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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The objective of this study was to determine the food insecurity status among households in Nigeria, determine factors that influence food insecurity and analyse the impacts of cash transfers on household food insecurity. Secondary data from the 2018 / 2019 General Household Survey (GHS) comprising of 485 households were used. Socioeconomic characteristics of the households were analysed using frequencies and percentages. Forster, Greer and Thorbecke (FGT) index and Mean per Capital Food Expenditure (MPCFE) were used to compute the food insecurity indices. The Endogenous Switching Regression (ESR) model was used to determine factors influencing food insecurity and the effects of participation. The majority (86%) of respondents were men. The average age is 53.2 years. About 62% of household heads were married and had formal education. The mean household size is 8 persons. The result showed that 51.1% of the households were food insecure. Food insecurity among beneficiaries is influenced by sex, marital status and location. For non-beneficiaries, household size, age, membership of cooperatives and access to credit have an impact on food insecurity. Participation in cash transfers increases a household’s consumption expenditure by about 0.410 and is significant at 1%.
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- 2023-12-31
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