Environmental degradation and food security in Somalia
Abstract Somalia grapples with significant land degradation due to soil erosion, deforestation, and overgrazing. These environmental stressors diminish agricultural productivity, further exacerbating food insecurity among the population. This study examines the impact of environmental degradation on...
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| author | Bile Abdisalan Nor Yusniliyana Yusof |
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| description | Abstract Somalia grapples with significant land degradation due to soil erosion, deforestation, and overgrazing. These environmental stressors diminish agricultural productivity, further exacerbating food insecurity among the population. This study examines the impact of environmental degradation on food security in Somalia. The autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model was utilized with annual time-series data from 1990 to 2019. The empirical results show significant negative impacts of environmental degradation and gross domestic product (GDP) on food security, persisting in the short and long terms. However, population growth was found to have an insignificant effect on food security. Notably, while agricultural land expansion exhibits a negative effect in the short term, it emerges as a positive contributor to food security in the long term, highlighting its pivotal role in bolstering production capacity. The study suggests policy reform to prioritise initiatives for sustainable land management, focusing on reforestation, soil conservation, and watershed management. These practices are critical for mitigating environmental degradation, preserving natural resources, and enhancing the resilience of agricultural systems to climate change. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-8f23b50916d748a0bed59563350384a42025-02-09T12:04:48ZengSpringerDiscover Sustainability2662-99842025-02-016111710.1007/s43621-024-00771-9Environmental degradation and food security in SomaliaBile Abdisalan Nor0Yusniliyana Yusof1Faculty of Management Science, SIMAD UniversityDepartment of Finance, Kulliyyah of Economics and Management Sciences, International Islamic University MalaysiaAbstract Somalia grapples with significant land degradation due to soil erosion, deforestation, and overgrazing. These environmental stressors diminish agricultural productivity, further exacerbating food insecurity among the population. This study examines the impact of environmental degradation on food security in Somalia. The autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model was utilized with annual time-series data from 1990 to 2019. The empirical results show significant negative impacts of environmental degradation and gross domestic product (GDP) on food security, persisting in the short and long terms. However, population growth was found to have an insignificant effect on food security. Notably, while agricultural land expansion exhibits a negative effect in the short term, it emerges as a positive contributor to food security in the long term, highlighting its pivotal role in bolstering production capacity. The study suggests policy reform to prioritise initiatives for sustainable land management, focusing on reforestation, soil conservation, and watershed management. These practices are critical for mitigating environmental degradation, preserving natural resources, and enhancing the resilience of agricultural systems to climate change.https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00771-9SomaliaFood securityEnvironmental degradationARDL modelPopulation growthGDP |
| spellingShingle | Bile Abdisalan Nor Yusniliyana Yusof Environmental degradation and food security in Somalia Discover Sustainability Somalia Food security Environmental degradation ARDL model Population growth GDP |
| title | Environmental degradation and food security in Somalia |
| title_full | Environmental degradation and food security in Somalia |
| title_fullStr | Environmental degradation and food security in Somalia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environmental degradation and food security in Somalia |
| title_short | Environmental degradation and food security in Somalia |
| title_sort | environmental degradation and food security in somalia |
| topic | Somalia Food security Environmental degradation ARDL model Population growth GDP |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00771-9 |
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