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Harmful temperatures and consumption expenditure: evidence from Nigerian households

Jubril Animashaun

Lotanna Emediegwu

Nneka Osadolor

Okiemua Okoror

11718 ­ ­ EN ­ ­ 45. October 2024 ­ ­­ ­ climate change extreme heat food expenditure welfare Nigeria

 

UOT: 551.58

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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Abbas. Safarov

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Akif. Aghbabali

Baku State 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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Yusif. Abayev

Ph.D. student of the İnstitute of Economics of ANAS

   

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Elchin. Salahov

Azerbaijan State Agricultural University

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Hagar. Namazova

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

   

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Ramina. Mustafayeva

Azerbaijan State Agrarian University

  Ph.D., docent  

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Najiba. Hajiyeva

Baku State University

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Narmin. Sattarova

Ph.D. student of the Odlar Yurdu University

   

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Khayala. Guliyeva

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Gulnara. Jafarova

Agricultural Economics Research Center, leading specialist

  Doctor of Philosophy in Economics  

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Mushfiq. Tukanov

Ph.D. student of the Agricultural Research Center

   

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Faiq. Gasimli

PhD student of the Agricultural Economics Research Center

   

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Arshad. Yashar

Head of land identification and geographical data sector of the Land use Control Department of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan

   

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Novruz. Rahimov

Ph.D. student of the Azerbaijan Cooperation University

   

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Boyukxanum. Abdulkarim

Baku State University