The Role of Women in Sustainable Food Security in Nigeria: A Case of Udu Local Government Area of Delta State
| Autor: | E. A. Adekoya, NT Meludu, L. A. Akinbile, P. A. Ifie |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Economic growth
Food security Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry media_common.quotation_subject digestive oral and skin physiology Farm income Capacity building Development State (polity) Agriculture Sustainable agriculture Economics Food systems business Agronomy and Crop Science Local government area media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. 15:87-97 |
| ISSN: | 1540-7578 1044-0046 |
| DOI: | 10.1300/j064v15n01_08 |
| Popis: | Women produce between 60 to 80 percent of the food in Nigeria. They are also responsible for managing household resources, yet their key role as producers and providers and their critical contribution to household food security has not been fully recognized. Therefore, this research identified the vital roles of women as the major pillars for achieving sustainable household food security. The result showed that women play significant roles in food availability and food security. Also, a positively significant relationship was shown between income generating activities and women's roles in ensuring food security. Due to the fact that women face a lot of social, cultural and economic constraints in performing their roles, there is therefore the need for capacity building to enhance income generating activities through provision of credit facilities, education and other resources for sustainable national and household food security. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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