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\parbox[b]{13.4cm}{\centering \large{\textbf{Tropentag, September 9-11, 2020, virtual conference}}\\[1ex] \Large{``Food and nutrition security and its resilience\\ to global crises''\\[2ex]}}
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\Large{\textbf{Evaluating the Relationship Between Solid-Food Waste, Environment and Economic Security among Malnutrition in Nigeria\footnote{\textbf{Contact Address:} Opeyemi Anthony Amusan, University of Ibadan, Center for Petroleum, Energy Economics and Law / Amiesol Resources Konsult, P.O. Box 23039 Post-Office Agbowo, 20012~Ibadan, Nigeria, \mbox{e-mail}: \email{amusanope@gmail.com}}\\[0.8ex]}}
\normalsize{\textsc{Opeyemi Anthony Amusan}}
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\item[]{\small{\textit{University of Ibadan, Center for Petroleum, Energy Economics and Law / Amiesol Resources Konsult, Nigeria}}}
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Solid"=food waste generation is estimated at 126.2 million tonnes and 239.8 million tonnes of carbon-dioxide equal by 2020 ending. This huge solid -waste costs Nigeria \$750 billion annually while millions of Nigerians are hungry and poor. Nigeria also ranks very"=low in nutrition with the highest number of malnourished children under 5 years in sub-Saharan-Africa. 37\,\%-of-Nigeria"=children are stunted, 18\,\%-wasting and \mbox{20\,\%} underweight - these stunning figures rank Nigeria as the second highest globally. While developed countries have been able to manage waste properly for increased environment"=and-economic"=security, this is farfetched in Nigeria. Since solid"=food waste can cause health, environment and socioeconomic problems, there is need to investigate the relationship between solid"=food waste, environment and economic security. The main objective of this study therefore was to evaluate the relationship between solid"=food-waste, environment and economic security among malnutrition in Nigeria.



Data on waste"=management-practices were obtained through structured"=questionnaires randomly administered on 210 households in Nigeria. Experts'-workshops"=and-interviews were organised for key"=officials within relevant"=industries to elicit technical"=and-economic information. The relationship between: waste, environment and economic security in Nigeria was examined for years 1981-to-2017. While waste"=management-practices were evaluated using descriptive"=and-inferential"=statistics, Autoregressive"=distributive-lag-(ARDL) was used to determine the relationship between solid"=food-waste, environment and economic security. Pollution/Health"=risks (\mbox{69.1\,\%}), limited"=resources/funding (\mbox{44.8\,\%}), lack"=of-technical"=skill (\mbox{23.8\,\%}) and inadequate"=management-skill (\mbox{18.1\,\%}) are some identified challenges. \mbox{94.3\,\%} and \mbox{96.2\,\%} supported polluters'-pay"=principe and dissemination of public"=information on food"=packaging as"=well-as waste"=reduction-reuse"=recycling as part of waste"=management practices respectively. \mbox{97.1\,\%} of annually"=generated-waste are solid"=waste, which confirms the Waste-Habit"=of-Nigerians as 57\,\%-organic/food"=waste, 27\,\%-plastics, 5\,\%-glass, 5\,\%-metal and 4\,\%-others. 126.2 million tonnes food"=waste equaling 239.8 million tonnes of carbon"=dioxide and \$750 billion is generated yearly in Nigeria. \mbox{95\,\%} are willing"=to-pay for waste"=management. Hypothesis"=test yields a significant result at p"=value$<$0.05 which shows that waste"=management-challenges has effect on health issues/pollution in Nigeria. ARDL-model F-statistics of 30.7805 confirms the long"=term-relationship between measured variables related to solid"=food-waste generation, environment and economic security. ARDL-model also confirms the inverted"=correlation between economic"=growth and environmental"=degradation of Environmental-Kuznet-Curve's hypothesis. At 0.0048 p"=value, the estimates enjoy the support of statistical"=significance at-\mbox{5\,\%}.



Undertaking established waste"=management significantly limits the impacts on health"=environment-socioeconomic"=wellbeing. The research shows that improved"=funding and dissemination of public"=information on food"=packaging, as"=well-as waste"=reduction-reuse"=recycling enhance social"=acceptability of waste"=management-practices. This research also shows that solid"=food-waste has significant impact on environment"=and-economic"=security.











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\noindent \textbf{Keywords:} Environmental quality, health, socioeconomic wellbeing, waste management
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\index[key]{Socioeconomic wellbeing}
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