Effect of households’ dietary knowledge on local (ofada) rice consumption in southwest Nigeria

Ogunleke, Ayodeji Oluwaseun; Baiyegunhi, Lloyd J. S.

doi:10.1186/s42779-019-0023-5

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“…The purposive selection was also adopted in the second stage to select two local government areas (LGAs) from each of the selected state. The third stage involved a random selection of two wards, each from the two selected LGAs in each of the states, making it four wards from each selected state based on a lucky-dip approach ( 24 , 32 ). The final stage used a random proportionate-to-size sampling technique to select 600 respondents (households) from all the chosen LGAs.…”

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“…According to Erhabor and Ojogho ( 23 ), as well as ( 24 ), rice is a staple food crop consumed by nearly every household, but with the recent development of encouraging local production in the nation, Ofada rice represents a good option to focus on owing to its nutritive value which is essential for a healthy diet ( 24 ). In Nigeria, efforts to promote healthy diets and zero hunger have been made through various policies and programs.…”

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The pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households in South-West Nigeria: application of linear approximation to quadratic almost ideal demand system

Ogunleke

Olawuyi

Ijila

2023

Front. Public Health

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Malnutrition and food insecurity remain a significant public health challenge globally, affecting millions of people, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In Nigeria, the prevalence of malnutrition and food insecurity is high, with a significant burden in the South-West region. Despite several interventions aimed at promoting healthy diets and reducing food insecurity, little is known about the pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households, as well as the budget shares on the food items driving these outcomes. Therefore, this study analyzes the pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households in South-West Nigeria, using the primary data elicited from 600 rice-consuming households, drawn through a multistage random sampling technique. Descriptive statistics and Linear Approximation to Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System (LA-QUAIDS) model were used to analyze the dataset. The estimated LA-QUAIDS model was helpful to decipher the relationships that may not be possible to discover using a single-equation model. The finding of this study revealed that rice, especially local (Ofada) rice, is the most consumed food item among the households in the study area with a monthly budget share of 0.195. This is an indication that households spend approximately 19.5% of their monthly food expenditure share on rice consumption. The results also indicated that yam flour (−0.10), cassava-gari (−2.12), and meat (−0.03) are net complements to rice, while the rest of the food items are regarded as net substitutes. The estimated compensated (−1.64) and uncompensated (−1.69) own-price elasticities of local rice, respectively, indicate that local rice variety is price inelastic, and the estimated expenditure elasticity (0.02) suggests that local rice is not a luxury food in the household food basket but a necessity. This study affirms the importance of locally produced foods, especially local rice to the households in the study area. In light of the findings, this study recommends adequate policy aimed at reducing the cost of local food production by boosting domestic production. Apparently, this will technically trigger market price adjustment, as shown in this study, where local rice was estimated to be own-price elastic in nature.

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The pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households in South-West Nigeria: application of linear approximation to quadratic almost ideal demand system

Ogunleke

Olawuyi

Ijila

2023

Front. Public Health

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“…It shares boundaries with Delta and Edo States in the eastern part, as well as Kogi and Kwara States in the northern hemisphere as shown in Figure 1. The state also shares boundary with the Benin Republic and Gulf of Guinea in the western and southern parts respectively (Ogunleke and Baiyegunhi, 2019). The area enjoys a tropical climate with both wet and dry seasons annually, while the major livelihood activities are agriculture and trading.…”

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Adoption of Bio-Security Threats Management Practices and Food Security among Arable Farmers in South-West, Nigeria

Olawuyi¹,

Anjorin²,

Alao³

et al. 2023

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“…It is one of the most demanded food commodities in many continents of the world today. In Nigeria, rice is a popular food commodity and it turned out to be a crucial constituent of household diet across different regions of the nation (Ogunleke & Baiyegunhi, 2019). According to USDA (2016), the annual consumption of rice in Nigeria was estimated at 5 million tons, the quantity supplied was about 2.7 million tons, with a demandsupply gap of about 2.3 million tons, today filled in by importation (Obih and Baiyegunhi, 2017).…”

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Economic efficiency of rice production among the small-scale women farmers in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

ALABI,

ALUWONG,

ATTEH

et al. 2024

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This study evaluated the economic efficiency of rice production among the small-scale women farmers in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 100 small-scale women rice farmers. The primary data were collected with the aid of a well-designed and well-structured questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, farm budgeting technique, financial analysis, the Stochastic production frontier efficiency model, and the Tobit dichotomous regression model. The results show that 88% of women rice farmers were below 50 years old. The mean age was 44 years. Averagely, they were small-scale farmers with 1.31 hectares of farm land. The labor input in man-days constituted the highest percentage of about 50.8% of the total costs of activities involved in rice production. The net farm income and gross margin ratio was estimated at 416,800 Naira and 0.63 respectively. This shows that the rice production by women farmers was profitable and worthwhile. The mean allocative, economic, technical efficiency scores were 50.3%, 50.8%, and 51.20% leaving the efficiency gaps of 49.7%, 49.2%, and 48.8% for improvement respectively. The significant factors influencing the economic efficiency of the rice production among women farmers include the following: – farm size, labor input, household size, seed input, fertilizer input, chemical input, farm experience, and access to credit. The major constraints encountered by women rice farmers include the following: inadequate credit facilities (1st), high cost of labor (2nd), high cost of fertilizers (3rd) and high cost of herbicides (4th). The study recommends that farm inputs such as improved seeds, fertilizer input, chemical input and herbicides should be made available to women farmers at affordable prices. Credit facilities devoid of rigorous administrative procedures at low interest rate should be made available to women farmers Keywords: economic efficiency, rice production, Tobit regression model, small-scale women farmers, Abuja, Nigeria

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Effect of households’ dietary knowledge on local (ofada) rice consumption in southwest Nigeria

Cited by 6 publications

References 33 publications

The pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households in South-West Nigeria: application of linear approximation to quadratic almost ideal demand system

The pattern of healthy diets and zero hunger among households in South-West Nigeria: application of linear approximation to quadratic almost ideal demand system

Adoption of Bio-Security Threats Management Practices and Food Security among Arable Farmers in South-West, Nigeria

Economic efficiency of rice production among the small-scale women farmers in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

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