HOUSEHOLD FOOD CONSUMPTION AND WELFARE

IN EGBA DIVISION OF OGUN STATE

¹Akerele, E. O.,¹Oyebanjo O., ¹Ologbon O.A.C, ¹Taiwo B. O., ²Yangomodou O.D., ²Solana O. I., ²Olugbemi M. T.

¹Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management

²Department of Home Science and Hospitality Management

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Yewa Campus, Ayetoro, Ogun State, Nigeria

E-mail: akereleeze@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The study examined the welfare and household food consumption among households in Egba division of Ogun State, Nigeria with a view to providing policy information towards improving welfare condition of the Egbas, using a well-structured questionnaire and sample size of 130 households. Standard welfare function was specified and estimated using Ordinary Least Square Regression. The study revealed that the monthly per capital income of the household is N9,623.27 while the monthly per capital food and non food expenditure was N5,949.7 and N1,768.25respectively. Similarly, with respect to household welfare, household income, education and household size have significant impact on food expenditure. The result indicated that as household income increases, household tends to expend more and more on food consumption. On the basis of this finding, it was recommended that appropriate and effective policies which will reduce household size, increase household income and improve their education level should be put in place

Keyword: Household, Welfare, Consumption, Income, Education