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| Question | Response |
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| ID | 7472 |
| Purpose / Type of problem | Type 1 - Report a problem for the Research & Innovation agenda |
| Thematic area | Area 2 - Sustainable agriculture | Agriculture durable |
| Language | English |
| Region | West Africa |
| Organization (full name) | Beulah Agribusiness Networks |
| Organization acronym | BANET |
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| Type of organization | Company |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Problem name | Malnutrition, children drop out from school because of low income |
| Problem description | More than 70% of Nigerians are smallholder farmers who produce about 90% of Nigeria's food on un-irrigated plots (FAO, 2021). As a result of lack of credit to scale up, poor infrastructure, limited knowledge, lack of business skills and organizational support that could give them the bargaining power required to interact on equal terms with other market intermediaries, they are usually exploited leading to low income. |
| Problem Consequences | Consequently, malnutrition especially among women and children increased. 10.8% of children under the age of 5 years had prevalence of wasting while 43.8% are stunted. Also, maternal death increased and several children stopped schooling (World Bank and FAO, 2021 https://www.fao.org/3/cb4474en/cb4474en.pdf). This persisted because we do not have a culture of farming. It is usually looked down upon, many people believe that it is a job for the low life. |
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| Affected group 1 | Women and children |
| Impact on group 1 | Consequently, malnutrition especially among women and children increased. 10.8% of children under the age of 5 years had prevalence of wasting while 43.8% are stunted. Also, maternal death increased and several children stopped schooling (World Bank and FAO, 2021 https://www.fao.org/3/cb4474en/cb4474en.pdf). |
| Option group 1 | Training can be provided to these farming households. Also, credit can also be provided for these farmers to move from subsistence farming to commercial farming to earn better income. e-platform can be provided for them to facilitate better access to production input and outputs |
| Reach affected group 1 | These people can be reached through a list of farmers cooperatives, associations and agrarian communities in Nigeria |
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