Smallscale fisheries in the context of traditional post. 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. 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. The development vision by nigeria s government conceptualises a transformation in agriculture that would ensure food security, the right to sustainable development for all and adaptation to the climate change challenge. The whole question of the contribution of forestry and trees to the sustainability of agriculture and food security is one that has not received adequate attention. The fifth part is on the imperative of food security in nigeria s nascent democracy. She also participates in financial management training. Achieving food security is central to a reduction in starvation and hunger as well as attainment of the sustainable development goals sdgs. Department of social work, university of nigeria, nsukka abstract.
During the 1996 world food summit of november, held in rome, all heads of government or their representatives at the summit pledged their support and commitments to achieving global food security and alleviation of hunger with the aim of halving the population of undernourished persons by the year 2015 1. The world bank is an active participant in grow africa, which is a partnership platform to accelerate investments for sustainable and inclusive growth in african agriculture, coordinated by the african union, new partnership for africas development nepad, and the world economic forum, under the umbrella of the comprehensive africa agriculture development. Department of social work, university of nigeria, nsukka abstract agriculture has remained an important aspect of any economy. To achieve this objective, the central bank of nigeria. Agricultural extension and its effects on farm productivity. Higher agricultural productivity can deliver a triple dividend. Food and agricultural organization fao also defined food security as a state of affairs where. Agriculture in africa must accelerate growth by exploiting its po tential to achieve food security, reducing its dependence on the international market and contributing to global economic growth. Agriculture plays a key role in food security and economic development. It also discussed the socioeconomic implication of sustainable agriculture and its challenges. Many organisations, such as the cgiar climate change, agriculture and food security research programs. The adequate feeding of these ones constitute a major concern, in the face of the rapidly growing population, can we still achieve food security.
Usaid is reducing food insecurity through a combination of emergency humanitarian and development assistance. Analysis of factors affecting food security in rural and urban farming households of benue state, nigeria godwin anjeinu abu department of agricultural economics, university of agriculture, makurdi benue state, nigeria email. 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 systems to food security, livelihoods, healthy diets and nutrition. 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. Youth initiative for sustainable agriculture yisa is an agroknowledge based organization of young graduates of agricultural discipline and other youths between the ages of 1540 years with genuine interest in agriculture and agroallied businesses. While the seventh part also explores the nexus between food security and.
The paper discussed the concept of food security, various ways, policies and strategies to be embarked upon by the government for sustainable agricultural development to ensure adequate food. Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture. Federal republic of nigeria implementation of the sdgs a. Food insecurity challenges and sustainable agricultural. The united states and the world face serious societal challenges in the areas of food, environment, energy, and health.
Can the nigeria agricultural sector be sustainable and ensure food security. The impact of the presidential cassava initiative on. Msc sustainable agriculture and food security royal. International journal of food and agricultural economics issn 21478988, eissn. 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. Food security agriculture is the single largest employer in the world, providing livelihoods for 40 per cent of todays global population. Rather, forest lands are still treated mainly as a nuisance to be eliminated in order to expand croplands. The sixth part dwells on science, technology and food security. This paper investigates the role of women in achieving household food security in the western region of sudan, an area much affected by the impacts of drought and civil conflicts. Sustainable agricultural development for food security and. Sep 28, 2018 sdg2 aims to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture. Sustainable agriculture and food security in africa.
A central theme to guaranteeing smallscale fisheries contribution to sustainable food and nutritional security in nigeria is addressing postharvest losses phl. Agricultural production and economic growth in nigeria. Intrinsically related to society, economy, and the environment, sdg2 is key to the success of the entire sdg agenda fao 2016a. Higher agricultural productivity is vital for economic growth, especially in africa, because of strong growth linkages and comparative advantages in trade. Providing sustainable land and water resource management, in view of climate change and. Food security and sustainable agricultural development in nigeria. The goal of the agriculture and food security program is to support innovation for more efficient and sustainable agricultural production to enhance food security, incomes, and nutrition that benefit smallscale farmers particularly women. We are incorporated by the corporate affairs commission cac of nigeria in february, 2012. The agenda was launched in 2011 to diversify the economy and enhance foreign. Agriculture and food security in nigeria center for. Historically, advances in plant genetics have provided new knowledge and technologies needed to address these challenges.
This is because agriculture is considered as the engine of growth in many developing economies, particularly in subsaharan africa ssa. The challenges of food security in nigeria article pdf available in open access library journal 0412. Plant genetics remains a key component of global food security, peace, and prosperity for the foreseeable future. Impact on household food security of promoting sustainable. Climatesmart agriculture seeks to increase sustainable productivity, strengthen farmers resilience, reduce agriculture s greenhouse gas emissions and increase carbon sequestration. The agriculture sector employs about 70 percent of the workforce, while accounting for slightly more than 40 percent of gross domestic product. Climate change, agriculture and food security ccafs. Food security and sustainability in agriculture in nigeria where sufficient amount of safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for normal growth, development, and active healthy life hiroyuki and salau, 2015 have become topical issues.
Nigeria food security and smes sustainability imperatives. Engaging youth in agriculture the key to a food secure. Food security is related to all of the united nations sustainable development goals sdgs. To achieve sustainable food security in nigeria, the paper recommends an improvement in environmental management in other to increase agricultural productivity. Nigeria and fao partnering for sustainable development and food security and nutrition since the establishment of the fao representation in nigeria, the organization has provided unabated support to the country in the formulation and implementation of policies, strategies, programmes and projects in food, agriculture and natural resources. Department of public administration and local government, university of nigeria, nsukka uche, okala a. Albert einstein by professor chinedum nwajiuba introduction nigeria has the ambition of diversifying her economy from crude petroleum dependency. First, it is to evaluate nigerias food security situation and second it is to explore food security and diplomacy most especially in a democratic dispensation. Strategies for growth, employment, and food security. Achieving sustainable food security in nigeria covenant. Considerable fish loss occurs between production and consumption. Initiative pci in nigeria aimed at reducing poverty and food insecurity, but there is a limited study on contribution of the programme to cassava output and food security.
It strengthens food security and delivers environmental benefits. The governments transformation programme is meant to wean nigeria off food. August 2017 nigeria food and agriculture organization. Because it multiplies results through its connection to other subsectors, the sector is a major driver of rural growth. Agriculture has undoubtedly become the most important subsector in the nigerian economy, next to petroleum. Article pdf available february 20 with 1,006 reads how we measure reads. 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. Agricultural production in the future therefore needs to take into consideration the issue of sustainability. He observes that agriculture indirectly contributes to economic growth via its provision of better.
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. This paper explores the relationships among these three. Agriculture in africa 3 our continent has enormous potential, not only to feed itself and eliminate hunger and food insecurity, but also to be a major play. Food security has been conceptualized in different but complementary ways. Drawing on available literature, this article presents an overview of the challenges facing sustainable food production in subsaharan africa. Somewhat different perspectives on this issue are provided by research in the. By early 2010, these projects had documented benefits for 10. The csis africa program, in conjunction with the global food security project, will examine nigeria s evolving agricultural landscape, identifying the major obstacles to growth and productivity, the challenges that small holder farmers confront, and the drivers of food. Crs helps mwuese jato produce and sell a new variety of cassava plants. The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the nigeria agriculture system and problems relating. Climate change, food security, and livelihoods in sub. Nigeria, uganda and the united republic of tanzania. 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 diverse background there are students from iran, bangladesh, united states, congo, india, nigeria and the. Analysis of sustainable cassava biofuel production in nigeria. We go on to discuss how sustainable agriculture in its widest sense can also help to enhance rural peoples entitlements and access to food. Food security and sustainable agriculture the challenges. Sustainable food security in a world of growing population and changing diets is a major challenge under climate change. Pdf on oct 18, 2005, chinyere charity okeke and others published food security and sustainable development in nigeriathe way forward find. Although estimates of food insecurity vary barrett, 2010, the number of undernourished people already exceeds 1 billion and feeding this many people will require more than incremental changes. Pressing challenges to food security in nigeria and ways. While the seventh part also explores the nexus between food security. Restoring and promoting sustainable agriculture based livelihoods for food security, employment, and nutrition improvement in borno state, which will seek to build. Zero hunger united nations sustainable development. Climate change, food security, and livelihoods in subsaharan.
Introduction sustainable food security is an access by all people at all. Yisa nigeria youth initiative for sustainable agriculture. Pdf food security and sustainable agricultural development in. Agricultural sector performance and nigerias economic growth. Federal republic of nigeria implementation of the sdgs. Unfortunately, while only small fraction of the population benefited. 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. Food security and sustainable agriculture the challenges of climate change in subsaharan africa side event. Although poor countries tend to show greater reliance on farming activities, food production and. However, there is more to food security than producing more food. By focusing on agricultural development, nigeria can speed up its economic growth in the coming decade 3.
Foreign disaster assistance ofda humanitarian initiatives, in collaboration with ffp and feed the future development activities under the rise initiative, comprise the key elements of the food security program in niger. Sequel 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. The general impact includes loss of flora and fauna, decline surface and undergrounds water supply and food security. Section five is way forward for achieving food security and conclusion.
Through the narrow openings that weave in and around the potatoes, beans, sesame, banana, corn, yams and cassava on her farm in central nigeria, mwuese jato introduces her latest crop with particular pride. 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. Agriculture and food security 3 agriculture and food security. Food security and the 20152030 sustainable development goals. The world bank defined it as a condition where everyone has access to sufficient food to live a healthy and productive life. Nigerias food security challenges will grow with its population. This situation quickly polarized the nation into high and low income groups. Agriculture and food security in nigeria unlocking nigerias agricultural potential. Food outputs by sustainable intensification have been. It is the largest source of income and jobs for poor.
Plant genetics, sustainable agriculture and global food. The sustainable development goal to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture sdg2 recognizes the inter linkages among supporting sustainable agriculture, empowering small farmers, promoting gender equality, ending rural poverty, ensuring healthy lifestyles. While climate change is likely to affect food security and. Timmer 1995 also emphasized the importance of indirect nonmarket linkages that improves the quality of the major production factors labor and capital. Improved food security governance based on sound, equitable, and sustainable food systems that benefit from modern information and sustainable and equitable agricultural technologies is essential for countries to meet the sdgs. This study estimated the effects of the pci on cassava output and food security in nigeria. 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. Food insecurity challenges and sustainable agricultural development in nigeria. He noted that for us in nigeria, food security is both a national objective and a. The millennium development goals mdgs of reducing hunger and to promote food security are rooted in increasing agricultural productivity, especially from the crop sector. Agricultural dynamics and food security trends in nigeria leiden.
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