{"title":"Socio-Economic Drivers of Poverty and Food Insecurity: Nigeria a Case Study","authors":"E. Okpala, L. Manning, R. Baines","doi":"10.1080/87559129.2021.2012793","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This narrative review paper considers the link between poverty and food security in urban and rural Nigeria, with emphasis on the economic (food availability & accessibility), social (people related factors) and environmental (effective resource use) implications. This study suggests that appropriate governance mechanisms must be put in place while developing strategies and policies to address problems of poverty and food insecurity in Nigeria. Improving infrastructure, mitigating the impact of continuing population growth, and uneven distribution of income, and identifying opportunities for education are important components to consider in developing food security policies and strategies for the Nigerian people.","PeriodicalId":12369,"journal":{"name":"Food Reviews International","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":5.3000,"publicationDate":"2023-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Food Reviews International","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/87559129.2021.2012793","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
ABSTRACT This narrative review paper considers the link between poverty and food security in urban and rural Nigeria, with emphasis on the economic (food availability & accessibility), social (people related factors) and environmental (effective resource use) implications. This study suggests that appropriate governance mechanisms must be put in place while developing strategies and policies to address problems of poverty and food insecurity in Nigeria. Improving infrastructure, mitigating the impact of continuing population growth, and uneven distribution of income, and identifying opportunities for education are important components to consider in developing food security policies and strategies for the Nigerian people.
期刊介绍:
Food Reviews International presents state-of-the-art reviews concerned with food production, processing, acceptability, and nutritional values—examining the relationship of food and nutrition to health, as well as the differing problems affecting both affluent and developing nations. Offering technical solutions to critical global food dilemmas and shortages, Food Reviews International contains articles of interest for:
•food scientists and technologists
•food and cereal chemists
•chemical engineers
•agriculturists
•microbiologists
•toxicologists
•nutritionists