| dc.contributor.author | Manda, J. |
| dc.contributor.author | Alene, A.D. |
| dc.contributor.author | Tufa, A.H. |
| dc.contributor.author | Feleke, S. |
| dc.contributor.author | Abdoulaye, T. |
| dc.contributor.author | Omoigui, L.O. |
| dc.contributor.author | Manyong, V. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-19T08:08:13Z |
| dc.date.available | 2022-04-19T08:08:13Z |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 |
| dc.identifier.citation | Manda, J., Alene, A.D., Tufa, A.H., Feleke, S., Abdoulaye, T., Omoigui, L.O. & Manyong, V. (2020). Market participation, household food security, and income: the case of cowpea producers in northern Nigeria. Food and Energy Security, e211, 1-17. |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2048-3694 |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/7416 |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
| dc.format.extent | 1-17 |
| dc.language.iso | en |
| dc.subject | Cowpeas |
| dc.subject | Food Security |
| dc.subject | Income |
| dc.subject | Nigeria |
| dc.title | Market participation, household food security, and income: the case of cowpea producers in northern Nigeria |
| dc.type | Journal Article |
| cg.contributor.crp | Agriculture for Nutrition and Health |
| cg.contributor.crp | Grain Legumes |
| cg.contributor.crp | Maize |
| cg.contributor.crp | Roots, Tubers and Bananas |
| cg.contributor.crp | Policies, Institutions and Markets |
| cg.contributor.affiliation | International Institute of Tropical Agriculture |
| cg.coverage.region | Africa |
| cg.coverage.region | West Africa |
| cg.coverage.country | Nigeria |
| cg.coverage.hub | Southern Africa Hub |
| cg.coverage.hub | Eastern Africa Hub |
| cg.coverage.hub | Headquarters and Western Africa Hub |
| cg.researchtheme | Biotech and Plant Breeding |
| cg.researchtheme | Social Science and Agribusiness |
| cg.identifier.bibtexciteid | MANDA:2020 |
| cg.isijournal | ISI Journal |
| cg.authorship.types | CGIAR Single Centre |
| cg.iitasubject | Agribusiness |
| cg.iitasubject | Agronomy |
| cg.iitasubject | Cowpea |
| cg.iitasubject | Food Security |
| cg.iitasubject | Grain Legumes |
| cg.iitasubject | Livelihoods |
| cg.iitasubject | Socioeconomy |
| cg.journal | Food and Energy Security |
| cg.notes | Open Access Journal; Published online: 02 Jun 2020 |
| cg.accessibilitystatus | Open Access |
| cg.reviewstatus | Peer Review |
| cg.usagerightslicense | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0) |
| cg.targetaudience | Scientists |
| cg.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fes3.211 |
| cg.iitaauthor.identifier | Julius Manda: 0000-0002-9599-5906 |
| cg.iitaauthor.identifier | Arega Alene: 0000-0002-2491-4603 |
| cg.iitaauthor.identifier | Adane Tufa: 0000-0001-9801-6526 |
| cg.iitaauthor.identifier | Shiferaw Feleke: 0000-0002-0759-4070 |
| cg.iitaauthor.identifier | Tahirou Abdoulaye: 0000-0002-8072-1363 |
| cg.iitaauthor.identifier | Lucky Omoigui: 0000-0001-8473-2775 |
| cg.iitaauthor.identifier | Victor Manyong: 0000-0003-2477-7132 |
| cg.futureupdate.required | No |
