LAND TENURE INSECURITY AND AGRICULTURAL RECOVERY: EVIDENCE FROM DISPLACED FARMERS IN NORTH-CENTRAL NIGERIA

• Published in: International journal of food and agricultural economics Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 215 - 232
• Main Authors: Adofu, Ilemona, Okwanya, Innocent, Adofu, Sophia Ojochogwu, Eraye, Michael Christopher
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Fethiye Uluslararasi Gida ve Tarim Ekonomisi Dergisi 01.07.2024; International Journal of Food and Agricultural Economics
• Edition: 1128
• Subjects: Agribusiness; Agricultural and Food Policy; Agricultural economics; Agricultural land; Agricultural production; agricultural productivity; Agriculture; Community/Rural/Urban Development; Crop Production/Industries; displaced farmers; Displaced persons; displaced returnees; Economic activity; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farmers; Farms; Financial Economics; Food security; Households; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Land rights; Land tenure; land tenure insecurity; Livestock Production/Industries; Productivity; Property rights; Recovery; Regression analysis; Resource /Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty; Rural areas; Rural communities; Statistical analysis; Violations; Nigeria

North-central Nigeria is facing a challenging dilemma as displaced farmers struggle to recover agricultural productivity due to land tenure insecurity. This study examines the effect of land rights violation on agricultural output among displaced returnees in the region using descriptive statistics...