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Rural Development and Food Security Programmes in Nigeria: Issues and Challenges
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Prisicilla, Omeje Ngozi |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | This work focuses on “Rural Development and Food Security Programmes in Nigeria; Issues and Challenges. The study becomes imperative based on the prevailing problem of underdevelopment and food insecurity throughout the country. The paper therefore attempts to find out why there is an unending food security programmes have been introduced. Also attempted is identifying those factors that have continued to challenge the implementation of various rural agricultural development and food security programmes in Nigeria and making some recommendations. INTRODUCTION The current emphasis on rural development by the federal, state and local governments of the country is perfectly in order. This is because; rural communities are the most important sector of the Nigerian, economy. Agriculture and rural developments are crucial for the structural transformation and economic development of Nigeria. The rural population represents an average of over 60 percent of the total population of Nigeria and about 90 percent of the rural labour force engaged directly or indirectly in agricultural and rural development would contribute to greater efficiency, increased household income, improved standards of living and poverty reduction. So the countryside has not been deliberately neglected by the previous administration of this country in their development planning efforts and programmes. Since 1974, agricultural development has remained the principal component of the country’s rural development has remained the principal component of the country’s rural development package. This is because of the role of agriculture in the economic growth and development of many economics especially the developing ones. Though agriculture contributes 42 percent of the GDP, provides employment and a means of livelihood for more than 60% of the productivity engaged population, it receives less Journal of Policy and Development Studies Vol. 9, No. 2, February 2015 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.arabianjbmr.com/pdfs/JPDS_VOL_9_2/11.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
