Food Production and Life Expectancy: Evidence from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

Chika Priscilla Imoagwu, Uche Collins Nwogwugwu, Uju Ezenekwe () and Chris Ulua Kalu
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Chika Priscilla Imoagwu: Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
Uche Collins Nwogwugwu: Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria
Chris Ulua Kalu: Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2023, vol. 7, issue 9, 2099-2112

Abstract: The impact of nutritional food and other relevant factors on life expectancy is a motivating factor for this study. In this study, we examined the role of food production in enhancing life expectancy in some selected countries in ECOWAS. The paper used annual series from 1996 to 2021 under the frameworks of panel FMOLS and DOLS. The findings of the study indicated that in the two models used, food production had a significant and positive impact on life expectancy in the selected countries. Government expenditure on health was also found to influence life expectancy positively, while expenditure on education did not have any significant impact. The study also found GDP per capita and population growth rate to adversely impact on life expectancy. In conclusion, the study contends that apart from food production, government expenditure on health, GDP per capita, and population growth are other major determinants of life expectancy in the selected countries. The study is, therefore, of the view that while it is paramount for the government in these countries to encourage the production of nutritional foods by incentivizing the farmers, there is a need for an equitable distribution of income.

Date: 2023
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