Osabohien, Romanus and Ashraf, Junaid and Alwis, Tyrone De and Ufua, Daniel Ebakoleaneh and Osabuohien, E. S. C. and Odularu, G.O and Noman, Ambreen and Augustine, Darline (2022) Social protection and food security nexus in the Global South: empirical evidence from West Africa. Socioeconomic Shocks, Inequality and Food Systems in the Global South, 17 (2). pp. 129-142.
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Abstract
Social protection helps in addressing the problem of extreme poverty and enhance food security, while building resilience against shocks. Globally, within the last two decades, social protection has helped in transferring about 150 million households out of extreme poverty and food insecurity. However, only about 45% of the world population is covered by at least one social assistance. This study empirically examines the effect of social protection on food security in the Global South, using West Africa as a case study. Data were sourced from the World Development Indicators and the Country Policy Institutional Assessment for the period 2005–2018. Data cover 15 West African countries that are members of the Economic Community of West African States. To resolve the possible issue of endogeneity, and reverse causality, the study applies the generalised method of moments (GMMs). Result showed that social protection is statistically significant and has a positive effect on food security in West Africa. This implies that a 1% increase in social protection coverage may increase the level of food security by 2.1%. Therefore, the study recommends that social protection intervention should be enhanced to mitigate the impact of socioeconomics shocks faced by the poor and the most vulnerable households.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Food and nutrition security social protection socioeconomic shocks poverty reduction SDGs West African sub-region |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DT Africa H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Management Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | nwokealisi |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Feb 2024 15:55 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Feb 2024 15:55 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/17759 |
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