Determinants of National Food Security in Nigeria
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Food is a basic necessity of life and it is required for both human and economic development. Considering the
massive movement of labour and other productive resources away from the agricultural sector as a result of the
oil boom in the early 1970 which, constituted a lot of problems to the food security situation in Nigeria, this
study examines the determinants of national food security in Nigeria. The study found out that the various
problems encountered by the food sector in the economy include; policy ineffectiveness, high cost of production,
high exchange rate, increasing population e.t.c. These factors cause inflationary pressures on food prices and
they are the reasons why food security in Nigeria has worsened in the country over the yearss. However, this
study recommends that food security situation in Nigeria can be greatly improved upon if the cost of production
in agriculture can be reduced and if the exchange rate prevailing in our country can be lowered. The study also
suggests that food production should be in line with the rapid population growth in order to save the country
from the high rate of poverty.
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