Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/146195 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2015/153
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
This study reviews the political economy issues surrounding the 2008 food crisis in Nigeria; the lessons learned from management of the crisis; analyses the performance of policies aimed at stabilizing prices; and proffers policy measures for preventing future occurrence. The study finds that the country has not been under any threat of food crisis since the 2008 episode. Since 2011, medium-term policies and strategies are redesigned and entrenched as major components of the agricultural transformation agenda. The implementation of the agenda has led to an increase in domestic food production, reduction in food imports, and stabilization of food prices.
Subjects: 
food prices
Nigeria
political economy
policy
JEL: 
E31
O13
P16
Q18
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
ISBN: 
978-92-9256-042-3
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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