The Effect of Infrastructure on Urban Food Consumers’ Food Security. “A Case Study in Anambra State, Nigeria”

E. F. Okpala () and L. Manning ()
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E. F. Okpala: Royal Agricultural University
L. Manning: Royal Agricultural University

Chapter Chapter 4 in Structural Transformation and Economic Development in Africa, 2026, pp 69-83 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Food insecurity is an ever-present and lived experience for the urban poor in Nigeria. This study was undertaken to explore the influence of infrastructure on urban food consumers’ ability to acquire and process food for their own consumption in Awka, Nigeria. Data was collected face to face using a structured questionnaire from 120 randomly selected respondents in Awka metropolis, Nigeria (half from a local market and the other half in a supermarket location). The data was analysed using descriptive statistics and compared and contrasted with secondary sources. Road traffic, bad road networks and being ‘time poor’ were the main challenges faced by food consumers in Awka when accessing food. Further, inadequate electricity and water supply were the most important challenges facing food consumers when utilising, that is, processing and storing food domestically in the study area (Awka). It is recommended that the government of Anambra State invest in infrastructural development within the State that would support food consumer’s access and acquirability to food.

Keywords: Infrastructure; Food security; Food production; Food purchase; Food processing; Food storage (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-92318-0_4

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