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An Overview Of Federal Government Policies And Programmes For Food Security In Nigeria, Rasaq Oyeleke
An Overview Of Federal Government Policies And Programmes For Food Security In Nigeria, Rasaq Oyeleke
Economic and Financial Review
Nigeria has a vast land area of 91.1 million hectares supported by 1.3 million hectares of water bodies, 3.14 million hectares of irrigated land and a coastal line of over 800 km that is viable for virtually all aspects of agro-allied sector (crops, agro-forestry, fisheries, poultry and livestock). Presently, only 32 million out of the 81 million hectares of arable land is under cultivation and typical farm size ranges between 0.5 hectares and 4 hectares in the southern and northern parts of the country, respectively.To this end, policies are enacted as a deliberate plan of action to guide decisions and …