Cowpea demand and supply patterns in West Africa: the case of Nigeria
Cowpea is an important source of protein in the diet of many West Africans. As a result of research focused on supply-side factors, the share of cowpea production among various grain legumes in Nigeria has increased since 1988, making Nigeria the largest cowpea producing country in the world. Most o...
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| author | Kormawa, P. Manyong, Victor Chianu, J. |
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| description | Cowpea is an important source of protein in the diet of many West Africans. As a result of research focused on supply-side factors, the share of cowpea production among various grain legumes in Nigeria has increased since 1988, making Nigeria the largest cowpea producing country in the world. Most of the cowpea produced is used for direct consumption in both urban and rural areas. Though relevant for food production and policy planning purposes, there are very few data on the demand factors for cowpea. This paper analyzes cowpea production trends and estimates consumption patterns in Nigeria using weekly consumption data from 960 households in three major cities. The paper also highlights regional and seasonal price variations as well as the likely supply gaps in the year 2015 with possible options for increasing production to satisfy demand. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1093192023-08-08T07:20:56Z Cowpea demand and supply patterns in West Africa: the case of Nigeria Kormawa, P. Manyong, Victor Chianu, J. crops equipment grain farmers cowpeas population growth production agrochemicals markets pesticides insecticides disease resistance insect pests yields consumption supply demand genetic engineering Cowpea is an important source of protein in the diet of many West Africans. As a result of research focused on supply-side factors, the share of cowpea production among various grain legumes in Nigeria has increased since 1988, making Nigeria the largest cowpea producing country in the world. Most of the cowpea produced is used for direct consumption in both urban and rural areas. Though relevant for food production and policy planning purposes, there are very few data on the demand factors for cowpea. This paper analyzes cowpea production trends and estimates consumption patterns in Nigeria using weekly consumption data from 960 households in three major cities. The paper also highlights regional and seasonal price variations as well as the likely supply gaps in the year 2015 with possible options for increasing production to satisfy demand. 2002 2020-09-08T06:57:39Z 2020-09-08T06:57:39Z Conference Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109319 en Limited Access Kormawa, P., Manyong, V. & Chianu, J. (2002). Cowpea demand and supply patterns in West Africa: the case of Nigeria. Proceedings of the World Cowpea Conference III held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria, 4-8 September 2000, (p 376-386). |
| spellingShingle | crops equipment grain farmers cowpeas population growth production agrochemicals markets pesticides insecticides disease resistance insect pests yields consumption supply demand genetic engineering Kormawa, P. Manyong, Victor Chianu, J. Cowpea demand and supply patterns in West Africa: the case of Nigeria |
| title | Cowpea demand and supply patterns in West Africa: the case of Nigeria |
| title_full | Cowpea demand and supply patterns in West Africa: the case of Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Cowpea demand and supply patterns in West Africa: the case of Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cowpea demand and supply patterns in West Africa: the case of Nigeria |
| title_short | Cowpea demand and supply patterns in West Africa: the case of Nigeria |
| title_sort | cowpea demand and supply patterns in west africa the case of nigeria |
| topic | crops equipment grain farmers cowpeas population growth production agrochemicals markets pesticides insecticides disease resistance insect pests yields consumption supply demand genetic engineering |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109319 |
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