| Author(s) |
The World Bank , National Bureau of Statistics(NBS) |
| Date |
2018-01-18 |
| Country |
Nigeria |
| Contributor(s) |
National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) |
| Publisher(s) |
The World Bank |
| Description |
Food Insecurity in Conflict Affected Regions in Nigeria Report 2017 |
| Table of contents |
Contents
Acknowledgements ........................................................................2
Executive Summary ........................................................................3
North East: Coping strategies when food insecure ....................................3
Country Context and Background .......................................................6
The North East remains fragile due the ongoing Boko Haram insurgency 6
Herdsmen and farmers clash in the North Central zone ..............................6
Several militia groups attack oil production in the South South ......................6
Data ..........................................................................................6
Sampling and survey instruments ........................................................6
Data Collection ..............................................................................8
The Coping Strategy Index (CSI) -An Emergency Measure of Food Insecurity....8
Limitations ...................................................................................9
Telephone based survey ..................................................................9
Gender dynamics ...........................................................................9
Demographic characteristics ..............................................................9
Households in the North East larger in size than in other regions ..................10
North Central relies on agriculture, but not as heavily as North East ..............10
South South most educated of the three regions .....................................11
Food insecurity high in all three regions ................................................11
Demographic characteristics related to food insecurity vary regionally ............12
Food insecurity and market access ......................................................14
Most households depend on the market as the main source of food ...............14
High food prices the largest concern at the market ...................................15
Households cope by reducing meals or portion sizes ..................................15
Most households do not treat drinking water ...........................................18
Relationship between food insecurity and conflict .....................................18
Limitations to the analysis .................................................................22
Key lessons and policy recommendations ...............................................22
References ..................................................................................24 |
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