Grain price seasonality in Kebbi state, Nigeria

Recent studies on food prices in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) found that food price seasonality in SSA remains an issue. In addition to it causing price risk, and, hence, limiting market participation among farmers and traders, the continued existence of substantial price seasonality implies that interv...

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Main Authors: Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L., Mavrotas, George, Maikasuwa, Mohammed Abubakar, Aliyu, Abdulrahaman
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147101
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author Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L.
Mavrotas, George
Maikasuwa, Mohammed Abubakar
Aliyu, Abdulrahaman
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Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L.
Maikasuwa, Mohammed Abubakar
Mavrotas, George
author_facet Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L.
Mavrotas, George
Maikasuwa, Mohammed Abubakar
Aliyu, Abdulrahaman
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description Recent studies on food prices in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) found that food price seasonality in SSA remains an issue. In addition to it causing price risk, and, hence, limiting market participation among farmers and traders, the continued existence of substantial price seasonality implies that interventions that improve food market development are needed. Using a dataset that is unique for Nigeria, we contribute to this literature through measurement of the extent of seasonality in grain prices in a set of markets in Kebbi state. We believe that our focus on seasonality at the state, rather than country or continental, level can provide needed insights that are useful for identification of areas deserving stakeholder focus for rural development related initiatives. A main contribution is that we find that there are large enough differences in price behavior across the assessed markets to justify this more localized analysis.
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spelling CGSpace1471012025-11-06T07:39:14Z Grain price seasonality in Kebbi state, Nigeria Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L. Mavrotas, George Maikasuwa, Mohammed Abubakar Aliyu, Abdulrahaman market structure grain crops rural development food prices grain seasonality Recent studies on food prices in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) found that food price seasonality in SSA remains an issue. In addition to it causing price risk, and, hence, limiting market participation among farmers and traders, the continued existence of substantial price seasonality implies that interventions that improve food market development are needed. Using a dataset that is unique for Nigeria, we contribute to this literature through measurement of the extent of seasonality in grain prices in a set of markets in Kebbi state. We believe that our focus on seasonality at the state, rather than country or continental, level can provide needed insights that are useful for identification of areas deserving stakeholder focus for rural development related initiatives. A main contribution is that we find that there are large enough differences in price behavior across the assessed markets to justify this more localized analysis. 2018-06-22 2024-06-21T09:11:15Z 2024-06-21T09:11:15Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147101 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L.; Mavrotas, George; Maikasuwa, Mohammed Abubakar; and Aliyu, Abdulrahaman. 2018. Grain price seasonality in Kebbi state, Nigeria. NSSP Working Paper 51. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147101
spellingShingle market structure
grain crops
rural development
food prices
grain
seasonality
Hatzenbuehler, Patrick L.
Mavrotas, George
Maikasuwa, Mohammed Abubakar
Aliyu, Abdulrahaman
Grain price seasonality in Kebbi state, Nigeria
title Grain price seasonality in Kebbi state, Nigeria
title_full Grain price seasonality in Kebbi state, Nigeria
title_fullStr Grain price seasonality in Kebbi state, Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Grain price seasonality in Kebbi state, Nigeria
title_short Grain price seasonality in Kebbi state, Nigeria
title_sort grain price seasonality in kebbi state nigeria
topic market structure
grain crops
rural development
food prices
grain
seasonality
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147101
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