Effects of Covid-19 Induced Spike in Food Prices on Urban Households’ Food Security in Northwest, Nigeria
Abstract
The purpose of the study is to assess the effects of COVID-19 induced spike in
food prices on urban households’ food security status in Northwest, Nigeria.
Primary data through structured questionnaires were collected for the study.
A multistage random sampling resulted into sample size of 240 urban
households (samples). Primary data was used for the study. The results of
variables used for the fixed effect regression shows that the mean price was
₦200, average household size was 7 persons per household, the average age
and education was 45 and 10 years, respectively. The results of price trend
before and during COVID-19 pandemic shows significant differences in all
the four (4) cereal crops investigated. The result of the food security levels of
households reveals that majority of the households (95%) were food secure
before the outbreak of COVID-19 while the food secure households dropped
to78% during COVID-19. The fixed-effects regression shows that the
coefficients of price (1.05), household size (0.02), COVID-19 loan (-0.134e7) and household income (0.015) were found to have statistically significant
effects on food security status of households. The findings from this study will
help guide governments at various levels in Nigeria in policy formulation
towards ameliorating the sufferings of households in the study area. In
addition, NGOs and other concerned local and international organisations
can rely on this study as a guide for distributing COVID-19 relief find and
further research.
Source
Alanya Akademik BakışVolume
6Issue
3URI
https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/2357126https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/1913