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Farm Households’ Demand Response to Escalating Food Prices in Nigeria

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  • Abigail Gbemisola Adeyonu
  • Adebayo Musediku Shittu
  • Mojisola Olanike Kehinde
  • Chioma Patricia Adekunle

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This study examined food demand response to rising food prices among farm households in Nigeria using the three waves of the General Household Survey (Panel) conducted between 2010 and 2016. Analysis was within the Quadratic Almost Ideal Demand System framework from which price elasticities and compensated and uncompensated expenditure were computed. The results show that higher prices of almost all of the food categories affected their demand by households. Harvest and location dummies as well as household demographic variables were found to influence household food demand. Poor households consumed less of all the food categories compared to their non-poor counterparts. Escalating prices result in a welfare loss of household expenditure on commodity groups such as rice, wheat, pulses, tuber and other food and non-food items. Overall, 70.1% of the households suffered welfare loss that amounted to an average of 7.52% of the household budget annually.

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  • Abigail Gbemisola Adeyonu & Adebayo Musediku Shittu & Mojisola Olanike Kehinde & Chioma Patricia Adekunle, 2021. "Farm Households’ Demand Response to Escalating Food Prices in Nigeria," Journal of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(1), pages 555-576, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:recsxx:v:24:y:2021:i:1:p:555-576
    DOI: 10.1080/15140326.2021.1980351
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    1. Mbanasor, Jude Anayochukwu & Oteh, Ogbonnaya Ukeh & Agwu, Nnanna Mba & Onwusiribe, Chigozirim Ndubuisi & Ibem, Nwanneka Cynthia & Okpokiri, Chibuzo & Oloveze, Ambrose Ogbonna, 2022. "Wheat or cassava flour? Marketing and willingness to pay for cassava flour confectionery in Nigeria," Economia agro-alimentare / Food Economy, Italian Society of Agri-food Economics/Società Italiana di Economia Agro-Alimentare (SIEA), vol. 24(3), December.
    2. Jude Anayochukwu Mbanasor & Ogbonnaya Ukeh Oteh & Nnanna Mba Agwu & Chigozirim Ndubuisi Onwusiribe & Nwanneka Cynthia Ibem & Chibuzo Okpokiri & Ambrose Ogbonna Oloveze, 2022. "Wheat or cassava flour? Marketing and willingness to pay for cassava flour confectionery in Nigeria," Economia agro-alimentare, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 24(3), pages 1-25.

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