Annals of the Social Science Academy of Nigeria 1(1) 1996 DOI: 10.36108/ssan/6991.08.0140
DIETARY ADAPTATION OF SOUTHERN IN-MIGRANTS IN NORTHERN CITIES OF NIGERIA
John Odihi
Department of Geography, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria
Abstract
In Nigeria there exist a zonation of dietary patterns which mirror the ecological zones (biohydroclimatic conditions) and cultural practices in the CQWB-, try. However, dietary patterns of northern Nigeria cities are an exception to these general patterns. Empirical evidence suggests instead a remarkable dietary heterogeneity until now due to the access to native diets. Contemporary and growing problems of the Nigeria economy and their attendant social and transportation problems have posed problems for continued patronage of native diets by many in-migrants in northern cities. Consequently, more in-migrants are changing to the grain-based diets of the north. This dietary transition and the resulting dietary integration of urban population in the north have implications for crop production in Nigeria..