The Impact of Carbon Emission on Food Insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa

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The study examines the impact of carbon emissions on food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa. A panel data of selected sub-Saharan countries was used. The span is from 2000-2021. To achieve the objective of the study, carbon emissions index was created and PARDL model was employed. The results show that an increase carbon emission index has a positive impact of food insecurity. The emissions at farmgate also showed a positive impact on the rate of food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa. For emissions from agrifood systems, the results showed that an increase in emissions from agrifood systems lead to a rise in the rate of malnutrition. The study brings to light the effect of carbon emissions on food insecurity by creating an index. This approach offers policy makers opportunity to understand the cumulative impact of emissions on food insecurity.