Sustainable Land and Food Security in Female-Led Agrarian Households of Tula, Nigeria

Chiwuzie Augustina, Daniel Ibrahim Dabara, Adebayo Olusegun Ogunba and Olusegun Joseph Omotehinshe

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Abstract: Purpose: This study examined the nexus between land tenure security (LTS) and food security (FS) in female-led households of Tula agrarian settlements.Design/Methodology: The study used a qualitative research design, which was based on the constructivist paradigm. The researchers conducted in-depth interviews with female household heads cutting across the three 'yaati' (villages) of Tula Baule. Analysis of data collected from the interviews was done employing transcriptions, creation of semantic networks and employing thematic content analysis.Findings: The study revealed that all but few respondents believed that they had LTS based on “Feloh’s” (ancestral gods) supremacy without recourse to documentary evidence of ownership. Similarly, all but few participants do not have access to three square meal per day throughout the study period. The study also found a strong relationship between LTS and FS in the study area.Practical Implication: It provides an empirical base to equip policymakers with valuable information for making policies relating to female's access to land and food in agrarian settlements.Originality/Value: This study is one of the first to empirically analyse in an eclectic context land and food security in female-led agrarian households of Tula, Nigeria.

Keywords: Access to land; female-led household; food sustainability; gender equality; land tenure; Tula. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-09-01
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