Three decades of fighting against hunger in Africa: Progress, challenges and opportunities

OA Otekunrin, OA Otekunrin, B Sawicka… - World …, 2020 - worldnutritionjournal.org
Tackling hunger is a challenge for many African governments because of its endemic nature
on the continent. Many African countries have found it difficult to achieve significant …

Investigating and quantifying food insecurity in Nigeria: A systematic review

OA Otekunrin, R Mukaila, OA Otekunrin - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
Given the recent increase in the number of Nigerians estimated to be at risk of food
insecurity, it is crucial to explore the array of tools used to quantify food insecurity (FI). This …

Effect of COVID-19 on food security, hunger, and food crisis

H Kakaei, H Nourmoradi, S Bakhtiyari, M Jalilian… - COVID-19 and the …, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 affected the world's socioeconomic and food security more than other infectious
diseases. In many countries, food industries' workers were moderated because of the …

[PDF][PDF] Food security in Nigeria: impetus for growth and development

IA Ayinde, OA Otekunrin, SO Akinbode, OA Otekunrin - J. Agric. Econ, 2020 - academia.edu
One of the most important and crucial debates in the world today is how to provide sufficient
food for over seven billion people in the world. In 2019, 690 million people were suffering …

COVID-19, food insecurity and dietary diversity of households: Survey evidence from Nigeria

BB Balana, A Ogunniyi, M Oyeyemi, A Fasoranti… - Food Security, 2023 - Springer
The policy measures of the government of Nigeria to restrain the spread of COVID-19,
particularly in the initial three months (April–June 2020) led to significant disruptions to …

Assessing food insecurity and its drivers among smallholder farming households in rural Oyo State, Nigeria: the HFIAS approach

OA Otekunrin, OA Otekunrin, B Sawicka… - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hunger and food insecurity take center stage in most debates in Africa, and in recent times
with serious concerns about Nigeria. This study assessed food insecurity among farming …

Investigating food insecurity, health and environment-related factors, and agricultural commercialization in Southwestern Nigeria: evidence from smallholder farming …

OA Otekunrin - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 - Springer
Hunger and food insecurity remained some of the serious challenges facing our world in
present time with great concerns from Sub-Saharan Africa especially countries like Nigeria …

Rising food prices and farming households food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic: policy implications from SouthWest Nigeria

AO Omotayo, AB Omotoso, SA Daud, OP Omotayo… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
The government's lockdown and restriction measures on the COVID-19 pandemic adversely
altered livelihoods, commodity/food prices as well as food security status in Nigeria …

Cocoyam [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott]: Exploring the Production, Health and Trade Potentials in Sub-Saharan Africa

OA Otekunrin, B Sawicka, AG Adeyonu, OA Otekunrin… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cocoyam [Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott] also known as taro is regarded as an important
staple crop in the Pacific Islands, Asia and Africa. But, Africa has been unpopular in the taro …

The impacts of climatic conditions on cereal production: implications for food security in Africa

RB Pickson, E Boateng, P Gui, A Chen - Environment, Development and …, 2024 - Springer
Climate change is a confounding factor that affects food security in several ways. Although
the analyses of earlier studies in this area were largely non-technical, new analytical …