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Determine the extent to which farm profitability mediates the relationship between government support for small-scale farming and food security.

August 16, 2026Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies

Farming profitability as a mediator of government support for small scale farming and food security in Nigeria

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HIHenry InegbedionBowen University JOJohn Ayo OlaghereHunan Institute of Science and Technology JKJoy Iember KhakiKPMG (United Kingdom)

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Cross-sectional survey shows farming profitability mediates the impact of government support on food security in small-scale farmers, highlighting financial incentives in hunger reduction.

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Determine the extent to which farm profitability mediates the relationship between government support for small-scale farming and food security.
Conducted a quantitative cross-sectional survey among small-scale farmers belonging to cooperative societies in North East, North Central, and South West Nigeria.
Verified instrument validity and composite reliability using convergent and divergent techniques, analyzing the data via structural equation modeling.
Government provision of farm input subsidies and low-cost credit significantly increases small-scale farming profitability.
Farm profitability significantly mediates the link between government agricultural support and enhanced food security by providing financial motivation to sustain farming activities.

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Inegbedion et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a817a11f2fb91fc834ada54 https://doi.org/10.1108/jadee-06-2025-0262

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Cross-sectional survey shows farming profitability mediates the impact of government support on food security in small-scale farmers, highlighting financial incentives in hunger reduction.

Farming profitability as a mediator of government support for small scale farming and food security in Nigeria

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Farming profitability as a mediator of government support for small scale farming and food security in Nigeria

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