Impact of Poultry Farmers’ Participation in Modern Food Retail Markets on Household Dietary Diversity: Lessons from Southeast Nigeria
This study analyzed the interrelationships between participation in MFRMs and dietary diversity of poultry farming households in Southeast Nigeria. We used cross-sectional data from poultry farmers in Southeast Nigeria and employed instrumental variable and seemingly unrelated regression models to e...
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| author | Robert Ugochukwu Onyeneke Chukwuemeka Chinonso Emenekwe Nneka Maris Chidiebere-Mark Jane Onuabuchi Munonye Jonathan Ogbeni Aligbe Clementina Kanu Chibuzo Uzoma Izuogu Chukwudi Loveday Njoku Uwazie Iyke Uwazie Christian Obioma Uwadoka Gillian Chidozie Azuamairo |
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| description | This study analyzed the interrelationships between participation in MFRMs and dietary diversity of poultry farming households in Southeast Nigeria. We used cross-sectional data from poultry farmers in Southeast Nigeria and employed instrumental variable and seemingly unrelated regression models to estimate the impact of MFRM participation and major linkages to poultry farm households’ dietary diversity. The results show that participating in MFRMs, relative to traditional markets, improved poultry farmers’ dietary diversity. Moreover, dietary diversity was positively related to higher poultry farm incomes, higher value of own poultry products consumed, and larger area of vegetable cultivated using poultry droppings as manure. Furthermore, increased poultry farm income, higher value of own poultry products consumed, and larger area of vegetable land cultivated using poultry droppings as manure increased the dietary diversity of the farm households. In contrast, a higher share of poultry production revenue controlled by men reduced household dietary diversity. These findings make clear the potential of improving farming households’ nutrition outcomes by promoting participation in MFRMs and the major impact pathways. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b46e6cf87794a7499655da92a2603912023-11-19T20:31:30ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152020-04-0110461110.3390/ani10040611Impact of Poultry Farmers’ Participation in Modern Food Retail Markets on Household Dietary Diversity: Lessons from Southeast NigeriaRobert Ugochukwu Onyeneke0Chukwuemeka Chinonso Emenekwe1Nneka Maris Chidiebere-Mark2Jane Onuabuchi Munonye3Jonathan Ogbeni Aligbe4Clementina Kanu5Chibuzo Uzoma Izuogu6Chukwudi Loveday Njoku7Uwazie Iyke Uwazie8Christian Obioma Uwadoka9Gillian Chidozie Azuamairo10Department of Agriculture (Agricultural Economics and Extension Programme), Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State 482131, NigeriaDepartment of Economics and Development Studies, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State 48213, NigeriaDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, Imo State University Owerri, Owerri 460222, NigeriaDepartment of Agriculture (Agricultural Economics and Extension Programme), Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State 482131, NigeriaDepartment of Planning and Policy Coordination, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Benin City 300251, NigeriaDepartment of Accountancy/Banking and Finance, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State 482131, NigeriaDepartment of Agriculture (Agricultural Economics and Extension Programme), Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State 482131, NigeriaDepartment of Agriculture (Agricultural Economics and Extension Programme), Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State 482131, NigeriaDepartment of Economics, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, Abia State 440109, NigeriaCentre for Partnerships, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State 482131, NigeriaDepartment of Agriculture (Agribusiness and Management Programme), Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State 482131, NigeriaThis study analyzed the interrelationships between participation in MFRMs and dietary diversity of poultry farming households in Southeast Nigeria. We used cross-sectional data from poultry farmers in Southeast Nigeria and employed instrumental variable and seemingly unrelated regression models to estimate the impact of MFRM participation and major linkages to poultry farm households’ dietary diversity. The results show that participating in MFRMs, relative to traditional markets, improved poultry farmers’ dietary diversity. Moreover, dietary diversity was positively related to higher poultry farm incomes, higher value of own poultry products consumed, and larger area of vegetable cultivated using poultry droppings as manure. Furthermore, increased poultry farm income, higher value of own poultry products consumed, and larger area of vegetable land cultivated using poultry droppings as manure increased the dietary diversity of the farm households. In contrast, a higher share of poultry production revenue controlled by men reduced household dietary diversity. These findings make clear the potential of improving farming households’ nutrition outcomes by promoting participation in MFRMs and the major impact pathways.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/4/611modern food retail markets (MFRM)dietary diversitypoultry farm householdFANTAinstrumental variable regressionseemingly unrelated regression |
| spellingShingle | Robert Ugochukwu Onyeneke Chukwuemeka Chinonso Emenekwe Nneka Maris Chidiebere-Mark Jane Onuabuchi Munonye Jonathan Ogbeni Aligbe Clementina Kanu Chibuzo Uzoma Izuogu Chukwudi Loveday Njoku Uwazie Iyke Uwazie Christian Obioma Uwadoka Gillian Chidozie Azuamairo Impact of Poultry Farmers’ Participation in Modern Food Retail Markets on Household Dietary Diversity: Lessons from Southeast Nigeria Animals modern food retail markets (MFRM) dietary diversity poultry farm household FANTA instrumental variable regression seemingly unrelated regression |
| title | Impact of Poultry Farmers’ Participation in Modern Food Retail Markets on Household Dietary Diversity: Lessons from Southeast Nigeria |
| title_full | Impact of Poultry Farmers’ Participation in Modern Food Retail Markets on Household Dietary Diversity: Lessons from Southeast Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Poultry Farmers’ Participation in Modern Food Retail Markets on Household Dietary Diversity: Lessons from Southeast Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Poultry Farmers’ Participation in Modern Food Retail Markets on Household Dietary Diversity: Lessons from Southeast Nigeria |
| title_short | Impact of Poultry Farmers’ Participation in Modern Food Retail Markets on Household Dietary Diversity: Lessons from Southeast Nigeria |
| title_sort | impact of poultry farmers participation in modern food retail markets on household dietary diversity lessons from southeast nigeria |
| topic | modern food retail markets (MFRM) dietary diversity poultry farm household FANTA instrumental variable regression seemingly unrelated regression |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/4/611 |
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