Exploring how mobile money adoption affects nutrition and household food security
Joseph B. Ajefu, Uchenna Efobi, Lydia Toluwanimi Adeoye, Israel Davidson, Matthew Onalo Agbawn
Abstract
Abstract This paper explores how using mobile money services affects food security and nutritional status of households in Tanzania. This study uses data obtained from three waves of the Tanzanian National Panel Surveys and the instrumental variable (IV) approach. The evidence from this paper shows that using mobile money services resulted in household's enhanced nutritional and food security status. Households' receipt of remittances is the main pathway in which using mobile money services influences the food security and nutritional outcomes among households in Tanzania.
Topics & Concepts
Food securityBusinessMobile paymentEconomicsPublic economicsAgricultureGeographyFinanceArchaeologyPaymentFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations