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Harmful temperatures and consumption expenditure: evidence from Nigerian households

Jubril Animashaun

Lotanna Emediegwu

Nneka Osadolor

Okiemua Okoror

4643 ­ ­ EN ­ ­ 45. October 2024 ­ ­­ ­ climate change extreme heat food expenditure welfare Nigeria

This paper examines the effect of changes in temperature on households’ food expenditure in Nigeria. Using micro-data on consumption expenditure from Nigerian households, we find that extreme heat increases per capita consumption expenditure during dry seasons but not in wet seasons. Prior works show that small-scale farmers attenuate the effects of extreme heat on agricultural productivity through the short-term use of non-traded productive inputs, such as land. This evidence supports the view that the scope of climate change mitigating practices could keep food prices steady despite increases in extreme weather events. However, when investment in tradable inputs like drought-resistant technologies is greater, attenuating weather shocks could lower the welfare of netfood buyers if it increases food prices. To further support our interpretation, we find that relative to households in urban cities, rural households pay more for food during the dry season. We interpret this as a reflection of the higher costs of production associated with extreme heat during the dry season. Our results support policies that offer compensated income to vulnerable households to mitigate the impact of weather shocks in agrarian communities in developing countries

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Novruz. Rahimov

Ph.D. student of the Azerbaijan Cooperation University

   

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Aykhan. Gadashov

Head of the portal azexport.az Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Bahruz. Nuriyev

Chief consultant in Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan Republic

   

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Gulnara. Jafarova

Agricultural Economics Research Center, leading specialist

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Isak. Hasanov

Head of Shamkir Support Point

   

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Nizami. Gafarov

Doctor of Science Program of Agro Researches Center

  Ph.D., docent  

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Vusala. Babayeva

Doctor of Science Program of Agricultural Economics Research Center

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Aytan. Shukurova

Azerbaijan Cooperation University, senior teacher, dissertator

   

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Savalan. Seyfaddinov

Senior researcher at the Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan

  Ph.D. in Agrarian Sciences  

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Tural. Mammadzade

Ph.D. student of

   

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Aygul. Salimova

PhD student of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Islam. Ibrahimov

Baku Business University

  prof, dr  

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Parviz. Aliyev

Chief of department, Agricultural Research Center
Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Ulviyya. Rasulova

Azerbaijan State University of Economics (UNEC)

   

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Ibrahim. Jafarov

Azerbaijan State Agricultural University

  Corresponding member of ANAS, prof  

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Hagar. Namazova

Ph.D. candidate of the Azerbaijan State Economic University (UNEC)