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Heterogeneous Effects of Weather Shocks and Crop Diversification on Household Food Security. A Gender Dimension Khadijat B. Amolegbe, Eugenie R. Fontep, Bernadin G. C. Ahodode, Abdelkrim Araar, Emmanuelle D. M. Pagal Agricultural Economics United Kingdom, 2026 About one‐quarter of the global population, that is, approximately 1.8 billion people, with 90% in low‐ and middle‐income countries, face substantial weather‐related risks. This paper studies how weather shocks are associated with crop diversification and household food security in Nigeria, with a focus on gendered plot management. We merge historical climate data with the World Bank's Living Standards Measurement Study—Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS‐ISA) to construct rainfall anomaly (z‐score) and temperature extreme (Killing Degree Days, KDD) measures, household crop diversification, and household food security indicators. Using a Two‐Way Fixed Effects (TWFE) model, we find that both rainfall shocks and extreme temperatures are negatively associated with household dietary diversity, but the relationship is mixed for other food security outcomes. Crop diversification is positively associated with food security under high temperature exposure, but the relationship is mixed under rainfall anomalies. The gender composition of household plot managers does not show a statistically robust moderating role in the aggregate; however, gender differences emerge at certain thresholds of weather exposure. The results highlight the heterogeneity in the crop diversification—food security relationship across weather dimensions.
Agribusiness Firms and Rural Dairy Development. A Case of FrieslandCampina Dairy Development Programme in Nigeria Khadijat Busola Amolegbe, Matthew Olaniyi Adewumi Agris on Line Papers in Economics and Informatics, 2022 Rural development interventions funded by private agribusiness firms may positively or negatively affect rural farmers' welfare. A positive effect is that such interventions may provide farmers with market access. The negative effect could be that such firms may be solely motivated by profit and may exploit the farmers. In this paper, we explore the role of FrieslandCampina Dairy Development Programme, a multinational firm with headquarters in Europe, in improving the welfare of rural dairy farmers in Nigeria. We use a two-wave panel survey of 122 programme participants and 95 non-participants. We focus on two outcome measures – annual dairy income and daily milk yield - and use a pooled ordinary least squares method to understand the programme effect. We also explore the mechanism of effect by assessing the programme effects on farmers' sustainable dairy management practices using a negative binomial regression method. Our results suggest that the programme has positive welfare effects on farmers. We attribute these effects to farmers' access to reliable markets offered by the programme and the informal business arrangement between the farmers and the agribusiness firm. Potential policy implications include that governments should encourage other private agribusiness firms to set up similar development programmes.
CONSUMERS' WILLINGNESS TO PAY (WTP) FOR PROCESSED FLUTED PUMPKIN BASED ON SENSORY ATTRIBUTES IN NORTH-CENTRAL, NIGERIA KB Amolegbe, IK Biodun, S Danilola, and African Journal of Food Agriculture Nutrition and Development, 2022 Although there are diverse kinds of leafy vegetables in Nigeria, fluted pumpkin is one of the most consumed. However, the high perishability of its leaves has been a source of concern, of which mild processing has been suggested in the literature as a way out. Several studies have been done on the production and profitability of fluted pumpkins. However, none exist on consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for processed fluted pumpkins based on sensory/organoleptic attributes in Nigeria. This study, therefore, fills this gap by investigating consumers' perception of processed fluted pumpkin leaves, their WTP for processed fluted pumpkin leaves and the amount they are willing to pay, and the factors affecting their WTP. Data used in the study were obtained using a set of pretested structured questionnaires in an interview schedule, and it was administered to 120 consumers in Ilorin, North-central Nigeria. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were used to analyse the data. The logistics regression checked the factors affecting the WTP for the processed leaves. The study found evidence that consumers have a high perception of the sensory/organoleptic attributes – general acceptability, texture, colour, general appearance, and aroma - of the processed fluted pumpkin leaves; with 92.3% of them willing to pay for the processed fluted pumpkin leaves while 34.2% of the consumers were willing to pay a premium which was more than the conventional price of fresh fluted pumpkin leaves. The study also revealed that the perception of consumers about the sensory attributes of the processed pumpkins and their preferences for the processed leaves positively influence their willingness to pay. This shows that there could be a market for this product. Based on the study's findings, it is therefore recommended that further studies be carried out on processed fluted pumpkins to ascertain their suitability for scaling their production for the market. Key words: Willingness to pay, Perception, Sensory Attributes, Vegetables, Logistics Regression
Economics of quail production in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria Abdulazeez Muhammad-Lawal, Khadijat Busola Amolegbe, Oladimeji Abdulrasheed Abdulsalam Journal of Agricultural Extension, 2017 This study assesses the economics of quail production in Ilorin, Kwara state. Structured questionnaires were used to elicit information from 56 farmers that were selected with the use of a snow-ball sampling technique. Major tools of analysis for the study included descriptive statistic, gross margin analysis, Stochastic Production Frontier Model and 4 points Likert-type. The results of the findings revealed that both male and female are actively involved in the production i.e. 54.7% and 45.3% respectively with about 83% of the respondents in their active age range of 31-50 years and 66% have tertiary education. Also, results from the gross margin analysis show that an average farmer incurred a sum of ₦212,850 on variable costs with feed carrying the highest percentage (73%) and had an average net profit of ₦172,830. Feed, stock size, experience and farmer’s educational level are statistically significant to the production efficiency at different levels of probability as shown by the stochastic frontier result and farmers have a mean technical efficiency of 60.53%. The research therefore recommended that efforts should be made to reduce production cost through reduction in feed cost via establishment of more feed mills which are to be monitored by the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) to maintain standard.
Economic analysis and constraints of traditional processing of African locust bean in Kwara state, Nigeria Kasetsart Journal Social Sciences, 2014
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