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Strategies for Poverty Alleviation: The Imperative of Food Security in Nigeria

Authors: MAGAJI Nanle , Awosusi Omowumi, Akinsuru Sydney

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: International Journal Of Energy Policy And Management

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Poverty is general scarcity or dearth, or the state of one who lacks a certain amount of
material possessions or money. Poverty situation in Nigeria is precarious, not only in
terms of income poverty, but also in terms of food poverty. In Nigeria, there is high level
of food insecurity for the past four decades as a result of neglect in food production when
oil has become the major export product and the because of the adoption of neo-liberal
economic policies such as devaluation of naira, trade liberalization and withdrawal of
government from economic activities, ethnic and religious conflicts; disasters, such as
flooding and drought have also contributed to food insecurity in Nigeria. In addition,
Nigerian food crisis is a product of colonial disorientation that has led to neglect of the
peasant agriculture and food crops sub-sector as well as over reliance on cash crops
production and the oil sector. This paper presents a framework for understanding the
relationship between systemic reforms, food security/production and poverty reduction.
The major panacea towards reducing poverty remains a focus effort in increasing food
security. However, Nigeria still has the potentials to be food-secure if the following
strategies are adopted and implemented: rural development, provision of easy access to
basic farm inputs, adequate budgetary allocations to agriculture particularly to the food
crop sub-sector, enunciation of appropriate policies for food crop sub-sector, political
stability, reduction in rural poverty, and peasant farmers? education.

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MAGAJI,N. Awosusi,O.O Akinsuru,S. . (2015). Strategies for Poverty Alleviation: The Imperative of Food Security in Nigeria, 3 (), 53-53.

MAGAJI,N. Awosusi,O.O Akinsuru,S. . "Strategies for Poverty Alleviation: The Imperative of Food Security in Nigeria" 3, no (), (2015): 53-53.

MAGAJI,N. and Awosusi,O.O and Akinsuru,S. and . (2015). Strategies for Poverty Alleviation: The Imperative of Food Security in Nigeria, 3 (), pp53-53.

MAGAJIN, AwosusiOO, AkinsuruS, . Strategies for Poverty Alleviation: The Imperative of Food Security in Nigeria. 2015, 3 ():53-53.

MAGAJI,Nanle , Awosusi,Omojola Omowumi, and Akinsuru,Sydney . "Strategies for Poverty Alleviation: The Imperative of Food Security in Nigeria", 3 . (2015) : 53-53.

M.Nanle A.Omojola Omowumi & A.Sydney , "Strategies for Poverty Alleviation: The Imperative of Food Security in Nigeria" vol.3, no., pp. 53-53, 2015.

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