Is the participation in the non-farm income generating activities help smooth food consumption? Evidence from rural Nigeria

• Main Authors: Jabo, Mohammad Sani Muhammad, Ismail, Mohd Mansor, Abdullah, Amin Mahir, Shamsudin, Mad Nasir
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: Australian Academy of Business and Social Sciences 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51578/1/Is%20the%20participation%20in%20the%20non-farm%20income%20generating%20activities%20help%20smooth%20food%20consumption%20Evidence%20from%20rural%20Nigeria.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51578/; https://www.aabss.org.au/research-papers/participation-non-farm-income-generating-activities-help-smooth-food-consumption
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

More than 40 percent of the total income of households in rural Nigeria is from non-farm activities. However, there has been no much empirical work to analyse whether the participation in these activities reduces food insecurity and smooth food consumption or not. This paper examines the impact of n...