EFFECT OF REMITTANCES ON FOOD SECURITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NIGERIA

NSIKAK,, NSIBIETMFON ASUQUO (2022) EFFECT OF REMITTANCES ON FOOD SECURITY STATUS OF HOUSEHOLDS IN NIGERIA. Masters thesis, Landmark University, Omu Aran, Kwara State.

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the effect of remittances on food security status of households in Nigeria. Data were analyzed using 2018/2019 Nigeria living standard survey data for analysis. To measure the food security status, Food Consumption Score was used as indicator for food security status. Data were analyzed using mean, percentages, frequency, Ordinary Least Square regression, and the ordered probit regression method. The mean age of remittance receiving household head was 52 years and the mean per capita income of remittance receiving households was ₦20,476 while that of non-remittance receiving household was ₦16,244. Households in the southsouth and southeast geopolitical zones received the highest percentages of cash remittances (44.75%) and in-kind remittances (29.04%), respectively, while the north-eastern residents received the lowest percentages of cash remittances (13.30%) and in-kind remittances (15.97%). Households in the urban region, particularly the South West and South East were found to have increased food budget share irrespective of the fact that they received extra income in form of remittance transfer. The major determinants of food budget share among households was income, educational status, age, sex, marital status, remittances, food transfer, sector and geopolitical zone. The dominant source of remittances was the domestic cash remittances. Recipients of foreign remittances across the country was low. Furthermore, households in the Southwest, Southsouth, Southeast, Northwest, and Northeast region were more exposed to the poor, borderline and less likely to be within the acceptable food security group status compared to the North Central region. The study concluded that even though Nigeria is known as one of the highest remittance-receiving countries in Africa, a small fraction of households received foreign remittance as the domestic cash remittance was dominant. The study recommended that the law makers should seek to improve the challenges of high cost of foreign transactions and poor logistic structure to improve access to foreign remittances. Also, policy makers should take into consideration spatial profiling while implementing measures to reduce food insecurity. Education friendly schools should be targeted as formal and informal education will increase the number of literate people in the country. Keywords: Food security; remittance; household status; food consumption score

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