Malaysian Journal of Sustainable Agriculture (MJSA)

This study was conducted in Lagos State, Nigeria during December, 2021 – January, 2022 to understand the consumption of plant protein foods, with focus on the COVID-19 era. Primary data was collected from a total of 600 households in 6 Local Government Areas of Lagos State using multistage sampling technique. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result concluded that households mostly consumed cowpea and groundnut at least twice a week. It also concluded that households only allocated 8% of their total household budget share to plant protein foods. In addition, the study concluded that the years of household head education, household size and total expenditure (a proxy for total household income) influenced the consumption of plant protein foods. The study therefore recommended that since the plant protein foods were income-elastic, the income of households during the periods of crisis should be protected. Also, since the study established that households allocated only a fraction of their total food expenditure share on plant protein foods, efforts should be made at orientating households on the need to consume plant protein foods as this might help households fight nutritional deficiencies.