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Impact of the Agricultural Sector on Job Creation in Nigeria

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  • Okoli, Uju Victoria

    (Department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Anambra State, Nigeria)

  • Onugha, Chinwendu Benedette

    (Department of Economics, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka Anambra State, Nigeria)

Abstract

The study examined the impact of the agricultural sector on job creation in Nigeria. The agricultural sector was disaggregated into 4 subsectors namely; Crop farming, Livestock farming, Fishery and Forestry and investigated their individual impact on job creation in Nigeria using labour force as a proxy to measure job creation. Annual time series data from 1990 to 2023 obtained from the Central bank of Nigeria Bulletin and World Development Index were used for the study. The method of analysis employed was the Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) unit root test and Auto – Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) technique with labour force as the dependent variable and all the components of agriculture as the independent variables. The results revealed that Crop Production Output had negative impact on Job creation both in the short-run and long-run whereas Livestock Production, Forestry and Fishery production output had positive impacts on Job Creation in Nigeria. The study recommends that government should put forward policies that aim at diversifying the agricultural sector as well as provide funds and subsidies to aid in mechanization and modernization of agriculture which will promote job creation in Nigeria.

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  • Okoli, Uju Victoria & Onugha, Chinwendu Benedette, 2025. "Impact of the Agricultural Sector on Job Creation in Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science (IJRIAS), vol. 10(2), pages 224-238, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjf:journl:v:10:y:2025:i:2:p:224-238
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