Nigeria Agriculture and Sustainability: Problems and Solutions
Ufiobor, Kelvin (2017)
Ufiobor, Kelvin
Yrkeshögskolan Novia
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017061313450
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017061313450
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The Nigeria government have tried many ways, initiated lots of policy and programmes which is aimed at restoring the country’s agricultural sector to its pride (Adama J.I. et al, 2016). The Nigeria agricultural sector used to be one of the pillars of the country’s economy and this was achieved in a sustainable way. The different ways, policies and programmes put in place to promote investment and diversification in the agricultural sector have not been able to yield good or desired results. The huge potential of investment and export diversification in order to get the Nigeria agricultural sector to add to the economy as it does in the before (1960s) have remain locked and untapped, because of a number of constrained and factor that must be addressed (Oni T.O, 2013). Some stakeholders that have gone into the agriculture sector are trying to achieve success in an unsustainable way.
The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the Nigeria agriculture system and problems relating sustainable farming and proffer possible solution that could be implemented to get rid of the constraints affecting the development of the agricultural system. Getting the agricultural system back to its best will speed up the reduction of poverty and rapidly improved the economy. Some of these constrains include lack of interest in agriculture by the population, lack of good infrastructure, marketing problems, unstable prices, the environment and the economy. Policies and programmes that should be put in place to tackle this problems must include environmental management, effective agricultural spending, increase funding dedicated to agriculture and sustainable farming. Since most to the agricultural activities are carried out in the rural area, the government must turn to the rural area and invest a lot in the infrastructure and development of the rural area as this will greatly help in combating the constraints.
The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the Nigeria agriculture system and problems relating sustainable farming and proffer possible solution that could be implemented to get rid of the constraints affecting the development of the agricultural system. Getting the agricultural system back to its best will speed up the reduction of poverty and rapidly improved the economy. Some of these constrains include lack of interest in agriculture by the population, lack of good infrastructure, marketing problems, unstable prices, the environment and the economy. Policies and programmes that should be put in place to tackle this problems must include environmental management, effective agricultural spending, increase funding dedicated to agriculture and sustainable farming. Since most to the agricultural activities are carried out in the rural area, the government must turn to the rural area and invest a lot in the infrastructure and development of the rural area as this will greatly help in combating the constraints.