Aderemi, Timothy Ayomitunde and Olanipekun, Wahid Damilola and Bamidele, Ayodeji Gbenga and Hassan, Christiana Onyohu and Osabuohien, Romanus and Azuh, Dominic E. (2021) Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction in Nigeria: An Implication for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). African Journal of Business and Economic Research.
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Abstract
This study provides an empirical perspective regarding the role agriculture plays in reducing poverty in Nigeria. The ARDL technique was employed to analyse the objective of this study. Consequently, the following findings were discovered as follows: in the short run, there is a significant positive relationship between the employment in agriculture and poverty level, inflation rate and poverty level have a negative relationship with each other. Meanwhile, agricultural output reduces the poverty level. The findings that erupted in this work motivated the following recommendations for the Nigerian policymakers in particular and Africa by extension, that whenever these policymakers have the target of achieving the SDGs goal of poverty reduction manipulating agricultural output will induce poverty reduction in the short run. In the same vein, the agricultural sector should be revamped by the Nigerian policymakers to cater to the current needs of the country’s working population.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | AKINWUMI |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jul 2023 15:01 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2023 15:01 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/17207 |
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