Pdf the challenges of food security in nigeria researchgate. Agriculture remains a crucial sector in the nigerian economy, being a major source of raw materials, food and foreign exchange. Without major support aimed at raising production of desirable food materials and increasing income to eradicate. Evidence of climate change impacts on agriculture and food. Through growth in agricultural productivity and higher farm profits, the rural poor can generate additional income to. Because it multiplies results through its connection to other subsectors, the sector is a major driver of rural growth. However, the empirical records of many of these programmes and. The declared aims of nigerias national agricultural policy are to i attain food security, ii increase production and productivity, iii generate employment and. He noted that for us in nigeria, food security is both a national objective and a. It publishes articles within the field of food security research, with a particular focus on research that may inform more sustainable agriculture and food systems that better address local, regional, national andor global food and nutritional insecurity. The sixth part dwells on science, technology and food security.
It also constitutes threats to global food security. Introduction in march 2017 the food and agriculture organization fao declared that about 7. There is now an urgent need for research that can provide broader perspectives and allow of crosssite comparisons of the contributions of forests and treebased agricultural. New challenges and options for international policy stefan tangermann on behalf of the e15 expert group on agriculture, trade and food security challenges january 2016 note the policy options paper is the result of a collective process involving all members of the e15 expert group.
A third set explores exogenous factors affecting the food system climate change, competition for water, energy and land, and how agriculture depends on and provides ecosystem services, while the. Ghana produces 51% of its cereal needs, 60% of fish requirements, 50% of meat, and less than 30% of the raw materials needed for agrobased industries. Agriculture has undoubtedly become the most important subsector in the nigerian economy, next to petroleum. The importance, how to, effect causes relationship, comparison, history, role.
Introduction there is no doubt that the present jonathan administration has scored good marks in the area of agriculture. The fifth part is on the imperative of food security in nigerias nascent democracy. The importance of agriculturebased livelihood is more pronounced in the developing countries like nigeria, where it is the base of rural household economy, employment, and food. Background agriculture in the context of the economy is tied with the various sectors and is essential for generating broad based growth necessary for development. Role of smallholder farmers in nigerias food security. Agriculture and food security in ghana abstract in ghana, largescale farms and plantations produce mainly oil palm, rubber and coconut and to a lesser extent, maize, rice and pineapples. Agricultural production and economic growth in nigeria. Higher agricultural productivity is vital for economic growth, especially in africa, because of strong growth linkages and comparative advantages in trade.
Transforming nigerias agriculture agriculture and food. Akinwumi adesina, con honourable minister of agriculture and rural development federal republic of nigeria. Advancing food and nutrition security in nigeria through. Agriculture and food security in nigeria center for. Transforming agriculture to improve food and nutrition. The agriculture sector employs about 70 percent of the workforce, while accounting for slightly more than 40 percent of gross domestic product. Food security and insecurity, household, security challenges, climate change and farm produce. Achieving sustainable food security in nigeria covenant. Food assistance fact sheet nigeria food assistance u.
Global evidence climate change, agriculture and food security is now a subject of global concern. The implications of climate change on food security in nigeria. This policy note summarizes findings from a recent study by international food policy research institute ifpri researchers that seeks to inform nigerian policymakers and donors about the effects of agricultural transformation on food and nutrition security of. Evidence of climate change impacts on agriculture and food security in nigeria. In a bid to enhance food security the federal ministry of agriculture, now federal ministry of agriculture and rural development introduced national food security programme which vision is the sustainable access, availability and affordability of quality food to all nigerians and for the country to become a net exporter of food. Making agriculture profitable remains key towards attracting funds to the sector, fostering innovations that encourage widescale mechanization, and enhancing value chains towards food and nutrition security in nigeria.
Food and agriculture organization reported that climate change is likely to increase pest pressure and the incidence of mycotoxins 6. Squealing to the discovery of petroleum, nigeria has rapidly grown into a major food importing nation as the government has become neglectful of the agricultural sector since petroleum is considered a more viable resource for economic development. Get free research paper on effect of fulaniherdsmen and farmers crisis on food security in abraka, delta statenigeria our project topics and materials are suitable for students in nigeria with case studies in pdf, doc. The problem of food and nutrition security in nigeria has not been adequately and critically analyzed despite various approaches at addressing the challenges. This paper highlights the important role of agricultural revamping in overturning the food insecurity problems that befell nigeria and the coping. Restoring and promoting sustainable agriculture based livelihoods for food security and nutrition im. Agriculture and food security 3 agriculture and food security. Agriculturebased livelihood thus remains vital for sustainable development, poverty reduction and food security. Government has introduced several projects and programmes to improve agriculture and boost food production in the country. Pdf food security is the ability to provide enough food to the entire population of a particular state or country at all times. The role of agricultural trade 6 indeed, global population growth rates peaked around 1960 at more than 2 percent per year, but they have since fallen to 1. The impact of agricultural trade liberalization on. It has also been a source of food and nutrition for households. Potentials of the agro industry towards achieving food.
Unfortunately, while only small fraction of the population benefited. Prolonged conflict perpetuated by boko haram and the islamic state of iraq and syriawest africa has spurred massive displacement and undermined food security in northeastern nigeria and surrounding countries in the lake chad basin. A farmer, mr adolphus ogbonna, has warned that food security may be threatened seriously in nigeria in the near future because of persistent herdsmen attacks and climate change. Food and agricultural organization fao also defined food security as a state of affairs where. Agriculture and food security in nigeria unlocking nigerias agricultural potential. Review of literature on agricultural productivity, social. Nigerias population is growing, and the countrys food security challenges will grow with it. Food security and nutrition center for international. Role of smallholder farmers in nigerias food security sabo, b. African leaders in 2003 adopted the maputo declaration on agriculture and food security, which requires countries to allocate at least 10% of public expenditure to agriculture with the goal of. As such, according to fao, addressing agriculture and population growth is vital to achieving food security. Green agriculture and food security before nigeria can address the underlying problems articulated above, three issues need to be resolved that directly determine the success of a transformation of the agricultural economy and improving food security in the face of a changing climate. Agriculture is important to the sustenance of every society and serves as the back bone of economic development, especially in the provision of adequate and nutritional food for human development and raw materials for industry. Food and agriculture matters 8 land reforms can give fairer access to rural land rural investment can deter unmanageable urbanization of the food we produce is lost or wasted agriculture is key in responding to climate change fish gives 3 bn.
The fifth part is on the imperative of food security in nigeria s nascent democracy. Albert einstein by professor chinedum nwajiuba introduction nigeria has the ambition of diversifying her economy from crude petroleum dependency. Agriculture improves food security in many ways, most fundamentally by increasing the amount of food but also by providing the means to purchase food. Strategies for growth, employment, and food security. Food security, agriculture, policy, macroeconomics. Agricultural dynamics and food security trends in nigeria leiden. Global efforts are underway to develop staple crops with improved levels of provitamin a carotenoids to help combat dietary vitamin a deficiency, which. Factors limiting youth participation in agriculturebased. While the seventh part also explores the nexus between food security and. Other organizations and people peter singer 2008 have come to this same conclusion in agriculture and population control. At the inauguration of the agriculture and food security center of the earth institute of columbia university, new york, usa september 10. To support broadbased poverty reduction and food security in africa, smallholder agri culture must be a central investment focus garvelink et al. Food security is the ability to provide enough food to the ent ire population of a particular. Thus, climate change, agriculture and food discussions and as such it bacon on food security in nigeria.
Once the primary source of government revenue and foreign exchange earnings, agriculture in nigeria has suffered from decades of underinvestment, corruption, policy neglect, and lost opportunity. The mission of the agriculture, food security and rural development cluster is to provide coordinated and effective support to the agriculture, food and nutrition security and rural development agenda of the african union commissions department of rural economy and agriculture, the. This study, therefore, addressed itself directly to evaluating the impact of agricultural trade liberalization on the national food security situation in nigeria, using annual data from the period 1970 to 2000. Men and womens perception of yellowroot cassava among rural farmers in eastern uganda. While a few regions may benefit from global warming, the latest projections suggest african agriculture is the most vulnerable, while many agricultural areas in the.
The global agriculture and food security program gafsp fills financing gaps in national and regional agriculture and food security strategies. It is believed that, putting this in place, mitigation strategies can be attained and food security achieved within the ssa where the challenge of vulnerability and poverty is in the increase. At the current growth rate of domestic food production, nigeria is unable to feed its growing population. Section five is way forward for achieving food security and conclusion. Higher agricultural productivity can deliver a triple dividend. The challenges of food security in nigeria article pdf available in open access library journal 0412. Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture. Pressing challenges to food security in nigeria and ways. Summarily, nigeria, and indeed subsaharan african countries, could benefit immensely from the potentials inherent in the agro food industry towards achieving food security, if the challenges currently confronting the sector are tackled headlong and the policy formulations are proactively implemented. The majority of the poor and food insecure in africa live in rural areas, and most of them depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. This situation quickly polarized the nation into high and low income groups. The challenges of agriculture and rural development in. Revolution in africa agra, international institute for tropical agriculture iita, and culti.