Smoothing food price trends in Nigeria: Political economy issues and policy vistas

Aderibigbe S. Olomola

No wp-2015-153, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: This study reviews the political economy issues surrounding the 2008 food crisis in Nigeria; the lessons learned from management of the crisis; analyses the performance of policies aimed at stabilizing prices; and proffers policy measures for preventing future occurrence. The study finds that the country has not been under any threat of food crisis since the 2008 episode. Since 2011, medium-term policies and strategies are redesigned and entrenched as major components of the agricultural transformation agenda.

Keywords: Economic policy; Food industry and trade; Political science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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