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Declining Rural Population in Nigeria: Implication for Food Security

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  • Okijie Supper Roland

    (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria)

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This study is geared towards investigating the influence of rural population growth on food production in Nigeria from 1961 to 2018. The data was analyzed using the Johhansen cointegration test, ordinary least squares (OLS), dynamic (OLS), and fully modified OLS. The findings portrayed that a long-term link exists between food production and rural population growth in Nigeria. From the dynamic OLS, which is the lead model, it was observed that the influence of rural populations on food production has been negative and significant. This negative effect is linked to the continuous rural-urban migration that has left agriculture in the hands of the elderly. To curb this, the paper suggested that by making agriculture attractive through aggressive mechanization and the provision of inputs, the rural population will be able to accelerate food production and ensure food sufficiency in the country.

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  • Okijie Supper Roland, 2024. "Declining Rural Population in Nigeria: Implication for Food Security," African Journal of Commercial Studies, African Journal of Commercial Studies, vol. 4(1).
    • Handle: RePEc:cwk:ajocsk:2024-04
    DOI: 10.59413/ajocs/v4.i1.4
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    2. Ibrahim ADAMA & Abiola ASALEYE & Adeniyi OYE & Olufemi OGUNJOBI, 2018. "Agricultural Production in Rural Communities Evidence from Nigeria," Journal of Advanced Research in Management, ASERS Publishing, vol. 9(3), pages 428-438.
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