COVID-19 Shock, Social Protection, and Food Insecurity in Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Pouirkèta Rita NIKIEMA, | |
| dc.contributor.author | Khadijat Busola AMOLEGBE, | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gbêtondji Melaine Armel NONVIDE | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-02-23T08:50:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-02-23T08:50:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026 | |
| dc.description.abstract | We seek to understand the effect of COVID-19 and assess the effects of social protection in mitigating the effects of the COVID-19 shock on household food insecurity status. We employed the World Bank Living Standard Measurement Survey for Nigeria, focusing on the dataset collected before the COVID-19 shock and during the post-COVID-19 phone survey. We employed a difference-in-differences method and used all the individual measures of food insecurity. We also explored the heterogeneous effects of social protection across the gender of the recipient, household location, and wealth status. Our results show that food insecurity is greater in all households after the pandemic shock. We found that social protection is effective at mitigating the effects of the pandemic and that the effect is greater for cash assistance. The mitigating effect is greater among female-headed households, poor households, those in rural areas, and those involved in farming. The findings of this study highlight the necessity of having a well-organized social protection programme. In particular, policies aimed at promoting cash assistance among female-headed households, poor individuals, those in rural areas, and those involved in farming can have important implications for improving the food security of households in Nigeria. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://publication.aercafricalibrary.org/handle/123456789/4072 | |
| dc.publisher | AERC | |
| dc.title | COVID-19 Shock, Social Protection, and Food Insecurity in Nigeria |