One of the major problems confronting the Nigerian State is how to provide enough food for its teeming population, through the rejuvenation of the agricultural sector. The agricultural transformation policy (ATA) was the government’s response to this challenge between 2011 and 2015. This paper evaluated how the ATA impacted on food security in Nigeria within the said period. Data for the study were generated through secondary sources, and analysed qualitatively. Using Marxist political economy approach, the paper argued that the inability of Nigeria to meet its expected potentials in the agricultural sector could be because of the personal interests of a few individuals, which food importation serves. The paper recommended that focus should be shifted to the mechanisation of agriculture as a way of boosting local food production.

Keywords : Agriculture, Agricultural Sector, Commodity, Economy, Food Security, Policy.