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    Market participation, household food security, and income: the case of cowpea producers in northern Nigeria

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    Date
    2020
    Author
    Manda, J.
    Alene, A.D.
    Tufa, A.H.
    Feleke, S.
    Abdoulaye, T.
    Omoigui, L.O.
    Manyong, V.
    Type
    Journal Article
    Review Status
    Peer Review
    Target Audience
    Scientists
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    This article evaluates the impact of cowpea market participation on household food security and income in northern Nigeria. Using household survey data from a representative sample of over 1,500 farm households and applying a combination of instrumental variable techniques and dose–response functions, we found that cowpea market participation had a statistically significant positive impact on household food security and income. Cowpea market participation increased food expenditure by 1.6% and household income by 0.7% with a 10 unit increase in the quantity of cowpea sold. These results underscore the importance of cowpea market participation for household food security and income improvement. We also found that selling cowpea to rural and urban traders significantly increased household income, food expenditure, and food security. Results show that selling cowpea to rural and urban traders increased household income by 17% and 13%, respectively. The results point to the need for an enabling policy environment and public infrastructure to enhance market participation of farmers and traders. Public infrastructure investments in the form of feeder road construction and maintenance in the distant villages are encouraged, which in the long run can translate into improved cowpea productivity and welfare of smallholder farmers.
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fes3.211
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    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7416
    IITA Authors ORCID
    Julius Mandahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9599-5906
    Arega Alenehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2491-4603
    Adane Tufahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9801-6526
    Shiferaw Felekehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0759-4070
    Tahirou Abdoulayehttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8072-1363
    Lucky Omoiguihttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8473-2775
    Victor Manyonghttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2477-7132
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
    https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fes3.211
    Research Themes
    Biotech and Plant Breeding; Social Science and Agribusiness
    IITA Subjects
    Agribusiness; Agronomy; Cowpea; Food Security; Grain Legumes; Livelihoods; Socioeconomy
    Agrovoc Terms
    Cowpeas; Food Security; Income; Nigeria
    Regions
    Africa; West Africa
    Countries
    Nigeria
    Hubs
    Southern Africa Hub; Eastern Africa Hub; Headquarters and Western Africa Hub
    Journals
    Food and Energy Security
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