Authors :
OKPARA, RICHARD N; NWAORGU, OMENIHU C
Volume/Issue :
Volume 6 - 2021, Issue 11 - November
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Abstract :
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.
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.
