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Electricity Consumption and Food Production in Malaysia: Implication for the Sustainable Development Goal 2

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dc.contributor.authorOsabohien R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAderemi T.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJaaffar A.H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorOloke E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBassey R.en_US
dc.contributor.authorYusoff N.Y.M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBalogun A.S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorIfekwem N.E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57201922189en_US
dc.contributor.authorid57337258400en_US
dc.contributor.authorid58897806500en_US
dc.contributor.authorid59136388500en_US
dc.contributor.authorid58748801700en_US
dc.contributor.authorid55812094300en_US
dc.contributor.authorid59135699100en_US
dc.contributor.authorid59135834300en_US
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-03T07:43:16Z
dc.date.available2025-03-03T07:43:16Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractThe need to seek sustainable solutions to end hunger in all its forms by 2030 motivated the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Against this backdrop, this study seeks to fill the existing gap by unraveling the underexplored dimension of escalating electricity consumption and its potential effects on the broader spectrum of Malaysia?s food productivity, with a view to assessing the capacity or otherwise of Malaysia in achieving the SDG 2 (food and nutrition security) by 2030. To achieve the stated objectives, data from World Development Indicators (WDI) of the World Bank for the period 1990 to 2022 were collected for Malaysia. The collated data were analyzed within the framework of Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) method. The negative coefficient suggests that an increase in arable land is associated with a decrease in food production. Electricity consumption did not support expansion of food production in the country. Employment in agriculture, based on results, the study concludes that; electricity consumption did not support expansion of food production in Malaysia. In the same vein, arable land in Malaysia did not support sustainable food production in the country. Employment in agriculture did not drive food production changes in the country. Therefore, it could be submitted that electricity consumption only may not ensure a sustainable food production in Malaysia. Therefore, the study recommends that the policymakers and other concerned stakeholders in Malaysia should emphasize the importance of managing and utilizing arable land effectively in order for the country to experience a sustainable food production. Similarly, the policymakers in Malaysia should be given priority to food production when distributing electricity for both domestic and industrial consumptions in the country. If these policies are well implemented in Malaysia, the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 2-food security and sustainable agriculture will be tremendously facilitated before 2030. ? 2024, Econjournals. All rights reserved.en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.32479/ijeep.16059
dc.identifier.epage126
dc.identifier.issue3
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85193696862
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dc.identifier.urihttps://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/36593
dc.identifier.volume14
dc.pagecount7
dc.publisherEconjournalsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAll Open Access; Gold Open Access
dc.sourceScopus
dc.sourcetitleInternational Journal of Energy Economics and Policy
dc.titleElectricity Consumption and Food Production in Malaysia: Implication for the Sustainable Development Goal 2en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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