Ike, C.U
(2025).
Northeast Nigerian Food System Data, 2020.
[Data Collection]. Colchester, Essex:
UK Data Service.
10.5255/UKDA-SN-858146
Data description (abstract)
This dataset captures household food system and food security conditions in Northeast Nigeria using a mixed-methods, transdisciplinary design. The core is a household survey (target = 400, realized n = 375) collected via multistage random sampling across two case-study states (Taraba and Gombe) during Feb–Mar 2020 (2 states, 4 agri zones, 8 LGAs ? 16 communities, 25 households each). Qualitative components comprise six focus group discussions and a stakeholder consultation (farmers, extension agents, agronomist, food scientist, agricultural economist) that informed causal loop diagrams (CLDs) and a system dynamics model. The survey covers demographics; crop–livestock production and diversity; labour and costs; markets and forest foods; income and expenditures; and food consumption with a Dietary Diversity Score (DDS) module following FAO/FANTA groupings. Data were cleaned and analysed with descriptive statistics and system-thinking tools (Vensim). Fieldwork followed ethics approval and COVID-19 safety protocols.
| Data creators: |
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| Sponsors: |
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission
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| Grant reference: |
NGCS-2018-446
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| Topic classification: |
Social welfare policy and systems
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| Keywords: |
FOOD SECURITY, DIETARY HABITS, FOOD AND NUTRITION, FARMERS, FARMS, FOOD TECHNOLOGY
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| Project title: |
Commonwealth PhD Scholarship
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| Grant holders: |
Chinweoke Uzoamaka Ike
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| Project dates: |
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| Date published: |
13 Nov 2025 16:08
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| Last modified: |
13 Nov 2025 16:09
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| Collection period: |
| Date from: | Date to: |
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| February 2020 | March 2020 |
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| Geographical area: |
North East, NIGERIA |
| Country: |
Nigeria |
| Spatial unit: |
Administrative > Local Authority Districts
Administrative > Regions |
| Data collection method: |
Mixed-methods, transdisciplinary: quantitative household survey + qualitative FGDs + stakeholder consultation, feeding into system thinking (CLD) and system dynamics modelling (Vensim).
Study area: Northeast Nigeria (Borno, Yobe, Taraba, Gombe, Bauchi, Adamawa); case-study states: Taraba and Gombe. Context: high poverty/food insecurity; mixed farming and mixed cropping predominant.
Sampling: Multistage random sampling (2 states, 4 agri zones, 8 LGAs. 16 communities, 25 households each). Realized sample n = 375 (COVID-19 disruptions). Regular, non-institutional households; IDP camps excluded. Six FGDs across zones. |
| Observation unit: |
Household |
| Kind of data: |
Numeric, Text |
| Type of data: |
Cross-national survey data, Qualitative and mixed methods data |
| Resource language: |
English |
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| Data sourcing, processing and preparation: |
Data collection & timeline:
* Household survey: Feb–Mar 2020 (demographics; crop/animal production; markets/forests; food sources; expenditures/income; labour; DDS)
* Stakeholder consultation: Dec 2020 – Feb 2022 (farmers, extension, agronomist, food scientist, ag. economist; online/offline) to inform CLD/system dynamics model
Instruments: Structured household questionnaire; DDS module using FAO/FANTA 16 food groups (aggregated to HDDS for analysis); FGD guide; stakeholder prompts for CLD development.
Processing & analysis:
Consistency checks; handling missingness/outliers; encoding and derivations (e.g., DDS); descriptive statistics; CLD + system dynamics modelling (Vensim) to identify leverage points for sustainable food security.
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| Notes on access: |
The Data Collection is available for download to users registered with the UK Data Service.
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| Publisher: |
UK Data Service
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| Last modified: |
13 Nov 2025 16:09
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