The role of agriculture in reducing child undernutrition in Nigeria
This study examines the effect of agricultural productivity change on child nutritional outcomes in Nigeria. Using several waves of micro-level panel data from Nigeria, we first show that high temperature (heat stress) reduces agricultural productivity change. A one percent increase in high temperat...
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| author | Amare, Mulubrhan Balana, Bedru Ogunniyi, Adebayo |
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| description | This study examines the effect of agricultural productivity change on child nutritional outcomes in Nigeria. Using several waves of micro-level panel data from Nigeria, we first show that high temperature (heat stress) reduces agricultural productivity change. A one percent increase in high temperatures during the crop growth period result in a 4 percent decrease in agricultural productivity. More importantly, our analysis provides several important insights on the implications of agricultural productivity change for reducing child undernutrition. The results show that agricultural productivity growth has a positive effect on child nutritional outcomes, measured by child height-for-age and weight-for-age. The main channel through which agricultural productivity growth affects child nutritional outcomes is by increasing food production for own household consumption. This suggests that productivity-enhancing investments in the agricultural sector could have a direct impact on child nutritional outcomes among smallholder households in Nigeria. The results also show that agricultural productivity change has higher impact for households who have better access to markets and a higher educational level. Interventions and policies geared towards intensification of agricultural production need to be complemented with strategies for widening educational programs and improving farmers’ access to markets. to induce incentives for increased production. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1439172025-11-06T05:55:27Z The role of agriculture in reducing child undernutrition in Nigeria Amare, Mulubrhan Balana, Bedru Ogunniyi, Adebayo human capital child nutrition agricultural policies capacity development agriculture malnutrition nutrition market access agricultural productivity food prices This study examines the effect of agricultural productivity change on child nutritional outcomes in Nigeria. Using several waves of micro-level panel data from Nigeria, we first show that high temperature (heat stress) reduces agricultural productivity change. A one percent increase in high temperatures during the crop growth period result in a 4 percent decrease in agricultural productivity. More importantly, our analysis provides several important insights on the implications of agricultural productivity change for reducing child undernutrition. The results show that agricultural productivity growth has a positive effect on child nutritional outcomes, measured by child height-for-age and weight-for-age. The main channel through which agricultural productivity growth affects child nutritional outcomes is by increasing food production for own household consumption. This suggests that productivity-enhancing investments in the agricultural sector could have a direct impact on child nutritional outcomes among smallholder households in Nigeria. The results also show that agricultural productivity change has higher impact for households who have better access to markets and a higher educational level. Interventions and policies geared towards intensification of agricultural production need to be complemented with strategies for widening educational programs and improving farmers’ access to markets. to induce incentives for increased production. 2020-04-01 2024-05-22T12:18:04Z 2024-05-22T12:18:04Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143917 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.134881 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Amare, Mulubrhan; Balana, Bedru; and Ogunniyi, Adebayo. 2020. The role of agriculture in reducing child undernutrition in Nigeria. NSSP Working Paper 62. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133740. |
| spellingShingle | human capital child nutrition agricultural policies capacity development agriculture malnutrition nutrition market access agricultural productivity food prices Amare, Mulubrhan Balana, Bedru Ogunniyi, Adebayo The role of agriculture in reducing child undernutrition in Nigeria |
| title | The role of agriculture in reducing child undernutrition in Nigeria |
| title_full | The role of agriculture in reducing child undernutrition in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | The role of agriculture in reducing child undernutrition in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of agriculture in reducing child undernutrition in Nigeria |
| title_short | The role of agriculture in reducing child undernutrition in Nigeria |
| title_sort | role of agriculture in reducing child undernutrition in nigeria |
| topic | human capital child nutrition agricultural policies capacity development agriculture malnutrition nutrition market access agricultural productivity food prices |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143917 |
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