Food security and poverty of the rural households in kwara. Sofi 2019 the state of food security and nutrition in. The main objective of this study is to ascertain the strategies for ensuring food security in lagos state nigeria from 20152020, but to aid the completion of the study, the researcher intends to achieve the following specific objective. The challenges of food security in nigeria facebook. Abstract food security has become a contemporary development issue in view of the role it plays in transforming peoples livelihood, promoting good health and mitigating endemic poverty. Albert einstein by professor chinedum nwajiuba introduction nigeria has the ambition of diversifying her economy from crude petroleum dependency. Governments intervention and the place of effective storage abstract the paper discusses the importance of agriculture to a people, its economy and its place at achieving food security for nations, nigeria inclusive. Chronic insecurity is similar to undernourishment and is related to poverty existing mainly in poor countries. Gm crops could contribute to food production increases and higher food availability. What needs to be done to ensure food security in sa. Ensuring food and nutrition security in rural nigeria ifpri. Pdf strategies for increasing food production and food security in. This becomes imperative in the sense that it has assumed the status of an essentially contested concept see, gallie, 1962.
To ascertain the possible ways of ensuring food security. The role of women in ensuring food security in nigeria. Food security and nutrition and sustainable agriculture. So, it is an ideal condition to which every country should continuously tend and this tendency should be the chief aim of national agricultural and economic policy.
Section five is way forward for achieving food security and conclusion. There is evidence of food security being a concern many thousands of years ago, with central authorities in ancient china and ancient egypt being known to release food. This is why nigeria was also strongly affected by the global food crisis in 20072008 leading to food insecurity, thus a need for food security. Food security is diminished when food systems a addition to climate change and non availability of food. There may also be impacts on food quality and nutrient composition. Department of social work, university of nigeria, nsukka abstract. Towards an integrated understanding of food security and nutrition for health and wellbeing. Determined to ensure food security by improving yield of the grains, the tertiary education trust fund tetfund team of researchers has began study on the local grain, fonio acha. The food security portal is designed to pool information in structured ways and ensure data quality, timeliness, and relevance, as. Analysis of factors affecting food security in rural 56 able to obtain adequate food needed at all times and to be able to utilize the food to meet the bodys needs. Role of smallholder farmers in nigerias food security. Chronic insecurity is similar to undernourishment and is. Reducing risks to food security from climate change is one of the major challenges of the 21st century.
It is clearlyo important, especially in the complex, diverse, riskprone agriculture which characterises some of the most food insecure regions of the world, and the paper goes on to describe the. Unfortunately, most of the food need in nigeria is produced by peasant farmers who lack. Africa over the years has been looking for ways to solving the problem of food security and it is an important topic in discussions of africa leaders. Climate change has a lot of implications on food security in nigeria. Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active. Food conference of 1974, the concept of food security has evolved into wh at is now generally agreed t he standard definitio n which was adopted dur ing the world food summit in 1996. Nigeria food security outlook update, october 2017 to may. There is need for substantial import substitution for rice, sugar and wheat coupled with provision of gainful employment and stemming of ruralurban migration. An assessment of the challenges, information needs, and analytical capacity. Food security is deeply connected to other development challenges and poor health. Nigeria food security outlook update, october 2017 to. Food security addresses one of humankinds most fundamental needs access to a nutritious and adequate diet.
Nigeria like all other countries of the world must put in a lot of effort in ensuring food security through appropriate processing and storage. Climate impact studies on crops predominate, but impacts on fisheries and livestock production are no less serious creighton et al. Achieving sustainable food security in nigeria covenant. The role of science, technology and innovation in ensuring food security by 2030 united nations conference on trade and development layout and printing at united nations, geneva 1708772 e april 2017 636 unctaddtlstict20175 photo credit.
To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this page, paste this html in website. The impacts of climate change on crop yield can already be detected in observed data lobell et al. Reduction in food production, food insecurity, and youth unemployment have. 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, tackling climate change, and. Reducing risks to food security from climate change. As fish consumers are becoming more aware of fish safety issues. Fish smoking is the leading technique of fish processing in ghana 7080% of local fish consumption is smoked. January 2018 towards achieving food security in nigeria. Malnutrition is widespread in the entire country and rural areas are especially vulnerable to chronic food shortages, malnutrition, unbalanced nutrition, erratic food supply, poor quality foods, high food costs, and even total lack of food. The economic strains and strategies for way forward. While there are national data on food security and poverty, information on rural food. Ensuring food and nutrition security in rural nigeria. Women, food processing, food storage, food security. To accelerate progress towards ending hunger and achieving food security and improved nutrition it is important to fully grasp the connections between food insecurity and malnutrition, and.
Finally, growing gm crops may influence farmers income and thus their economic access to food. A fundamental challenge the world faces today is ensuring that millions of households living in poverty have access to enough food to maintain a healthy life. These definitions seem to be an ideal meaning of food security but the attainment of it in any part of the world is difficult and in nigeria it might not be the nearest future yet. Furthermore, it talked about food security and insecurity and its. The economic strains and strategies for way forward akinyetun, tope shola arubah.
According to a recent united nations report, nigerias population will surpass that of the united states by 2050, to become the third most populous country in the world. Food security is a measure of the availability of food and individuals ability to access it. The world bank group works with partners to improve food security and build food systems that can feed everyone, everywhere, every day. This topic looks at women involvement in food processing, and storage especially in nigeria which is a developing world in ensuring food security. Nigerians are vulnerable to chronic food shortages, erratic supply, poor quality food, and fluctuating food prices. Department of social work, university of nigeria, nsukka abstract agriculture has remained an important aspect of any economy.
Boon tubers in africa is the lowest in comparison to the other regions of the world. This article discusses methods to promote increased food production, poverty. Agric policies to ensure food security, improve nutrition. The implications of climate change on food security in nigeria. Department of public administration and local government, university of nigeria, nsukka uche, okala a. The openaccess project encompasses a global researchbased monitoring and capacitystrengthening device for successful identification and implementation of the appropriate policy actions in response to food crises. Strategies for increasing food production and food security in nigeria. International food policy research institute ifpri, abuja. It is an indisputable fact that there is a symbiotic relationship between agriculture, national transformation and economic development in view of the role of agriculture in the provision of food, raw materials for industries and employment opportunities for nigerias teeming population.
Food security in nigeria and the world by 2050 09 aug 2017. In fact, failure to ensure food security has unavoidably resulted in many social problems. The role of women in ensuring food security in nigeria f. Food security happens when all people at all times have access to enough food that is affordable, safe and healthy and is culturally acceptable, meets specific dietary needs, obtained in a dignified. The school nutrition programme has been successful in ensuring that. The women have an important role to play in ensuring food security in this country. Role of smallholder farmers in nigerias food security sabo, b. Nigeria has said that its agriculture policies are geared towards ensuring food security and improve nutrition among citizens, particularly children in the country. In order to ensure food security in nigeria, the researchers must continue to. It also constitutes threats to global food security. Nigeria is still characterized by high reliance on food imports. Main season harvests severely limited by ongoing conflict in nigerias northeast situation. Food security encompasses food availability, food accessibility and food utilization.
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. Food security is a situation in which all people of a country at any moment of time have physical and economic access to the amount of health and nutritious food enough to keep a healthy and active lifestyle. Simply because the concept of food security has been used in various ways. Scientists begin research to ensure food security in nigeria. This work articulates the problems within the context of political economy. Malnutrition is widespread in the entire country and rural areas are especially vulnerable to chronic. The role of science, technology and innovation in ensuring.