Green economy and food security in Africa

The study is carried out with the objective of making contributions to the policy debate that is vital and relevant towards achieving sustainable development goals of ending poverty (SDG1), ensuring adequate food and nutrition (SDG2), promoting health and well-being (SDG3), ensuring sustainable mana...

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Main Authors: Osabohien R., Karakara A.A., Ashraf J., Matthew O., Osabuohien E., Onolade O., Waheed N.
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-345422024-10-14T11:20:31Z Green economy and food security in Africa Osabohien R. Karakara A.A. Ashraf J. Matthew O. Osabuohien E. Onolade O. Waheed N. 57201922189 57203878444 57221685362 36661185300 35192070800 58679470600 58679470700 Biodiversity Clean energy Food security Green economy Sustainable development The study is carried out with the objective of making contributions to the policy debate that is vital and relevant towards achieving sustainable development goals of ending poverty (SDG1), ensuring adequate food and nutrition (SDG2), promoting health and well-being (SDG3), ensuring sustainable management of water and sanitation (SGD6), building sustainable cities (SDG11), reducing emissions that cause climate change (SDG13), and protecting life in the ocean (SDG14) and on land (SDG15). The study used information from various data sources. This study made use of the data obtained from three main sources, notably, the FAO�Food and Agricultural Organisation, CPIA�Country Policy and Institutional Assessment and WDI�World Development Indicators to accomplish its goals. The data for the analysis cover the range of 2005 to 2020 for African countries that members of the International Development Association (37�nations). To handle the problem of endogeneity, they applied the GMM�generalised method of moments. Findings revealed that when the economy is green, the state of food security increases. It proves that one proportionate increase in a green economy may lead to the improvement of food security in Africa by 0.24%. The findings from the GMM show that as an economy becomes greener, the condition of food insecurity reduces. In conclusion, the study submits that it is required for all relevant stakeholders to focus on policy and strategies to reach green economic growth. � 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. Article in press 2024-10-14T03:20:31Z 2024-10-14T03:20:31Z 2023 Article 10.1007/s10668-023-04075-2 2-s2.0-85175624789 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85175624789&doi=10.1007%2fs10668-023-04075-2&partnerID=40&md5=10c06bd43360ce4c3c695375ddbcc3d6 https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/34542 Springer Science and Business Media B.V. Scopus
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topic Biodiversity
Clean energy
Food security
Green economy
Sustainable development
spellingShingle Biodiversity
Clean energy
Food security
Green economy
Sustainable development
Osabohien R.
Karakara A.A.
Ashraf J.
Matthew O.
Osabuohien E.
Onolade O.
Waheed N.
Green economy and food security in Africa
description The study is carried out with the objective of making contributions to the policy debate that is vital and relevant towards achieving sustainable development goals of ending poverty (SDG1), ensuring adequate food and nutrition (SDG2), promoting health and well-being (SDG3), ensuring sustainable management of water and sanitation (SGD6), building sustainable cities (SDG11), reducing emissions that cause climate change (SDG13), and protecting life in the ocean (SDG14) and on land (SDG15). The study used information from various data sources. This study made use of the data obtained from three main sources, notably, the FAO�Food and Agricultural Organisation, CPIA�Country Policy and Institutional Assessment and WDI�World Development Indicators to accomplish its goals. The data for the analysis cover the range of 2005 to 2020 for African countries that members of the International Development Association (37�nations). To handle the problem of endogeneity, they applied the GMM�generalised method of moments. Findings revealed that when the economy is green, the state of food security increases. It proves that one proportionate increase in a green economy may lead to the improvement of food security in Africa by 0.24%. The findings from the GMM show that as an economy becomes greener, the condition of food insecurity reduces. In conclusion, the study submits that it is required for all relevant stakeholders to focus on policy and strategies to reach green economic growth. � 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V.
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Osabohien R.
Karakara A.A.
Ashraf J.
Matthew O.
Osabuohien E.
Onolade O.
Waheed N.
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author Osabohien R.
Karakara A.A.
Ashraf J.
Matthew O.
Osabuohien E.
Onolade O.
Waheed N.
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title Green economy and food security in Africa
title_short Green economy and food security in Africa
title_full Green economy and food security in Africa
title_fullStr Green economy and food security in Africa
title_full_unstemmed Green economy and food security in Africa
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