AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND FOOD SECURITY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA (SSA)

•                 TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT................................................................................................................vii FOREWORD..................................................................................................................................viii 

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• AND BACKGROUND ....................................................................... 1 
• 1.1Description of the problem.............................................................................................................. 1 
• 1.2Terms of reference. ....................................................................................................................... 2 
• 1.3Methodology ................................................................................................................................. 3 

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

• NIGERIA’S FOOD SECURITY SITUATION ................................................................. 4 
• 2.1Food supply and demand.............................................................................................................. 4 
• 2.2Meeting domestic food requirement .............................................................................................. 7 
• 2.3Nigeria’s food import value .............................................................................................................. 8 
• 2.4Foreign exchange costs of commercial food import ........................................................................ 9 
• 2.5Regional food production and transfer............................................................................................... 9 
• 2.6Food security situation ...................................................................................................................... 10 
• 2.7The vulnerable and food insecure ..................................................................................................... 12 

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

• EVOLUTION AND TREND OF SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURE........................................ 14 
• 3.1Overview of importance of agriculture ............................................................................................... 14 
• 3.2Challenges and opportunities for agricultural development ............................................................... 15 3.
• 2.1Natural resources............................................................................................................................. 15 3.
• 2.2Macroeconomic and agriculture sector policies................................................................................ 16 3.
• 2.3External factors’ influence ................................................................................................................. 17 
• 3.3Evolution and trend of public support................................................................................................ 17 
• 3.4Development plans and budgetary allocations................................................................................... 18 3.
• 4.1Institutional Strengthening.............................................................................................................. 19 3.
• 4.2Protection against food import ....................................................................................................... 22 3.
• 4.3Policy environment for private sector investment........................................................................... 22
• 3.5Support to agriculture and other sectors........................................................................................... 23 
• 3.6Some explanations for the level of support given to agriculture......................................................... 24 

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

• ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF FOOD IMPORT....................................................... 25 
• 4.1Impact on vulnerable groups............................................................................................................... 25 
• 4.2Impact on increased domestic food supply ......................................................................................... 26 
• 4.3Impact on domestic producer and consumer prices .......................................................................... 26 
• 4.4Impact on farmer’s productivity............................................................................................................ 26 
• 4.5Macroeconomic policy impact.............................................................................................................. 27 
• 4.6Positive impact of commercial food imports ........................................................................................ 27 

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

• PROPOSALS FOR MAJOR AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT .................................................. 29 .
• 5.1Food and cash crops ............................................................................................................................. 29 5.
• 1.1Strategies for arable crops production ............................................................................................... 29 5.
• 1.2Strategies for tree crops production.................................................................................................. 30 5.
• 1.3Strategies for horticultural crops production ..................................................................................... 31 5.
• 1.4Fertilizer use .................................................................................................................................... 32 5.
• 1.5Agricultural mechanization................................................................................................................ 32 5.
• 1.6Fadama development ........................................................................................................................ 32 5.
• 1.7Crop processing ............................................................................................................................... 33 5.
• 1.8Crop product storage ....................................................................................................................... 33 5.
• 1.9Market support ................................................................................................................................. 33 5.
• 1.10Food and cash crop programme organization and implementation.............................................. 34 
• 5.2Livestock production....................................................................................................................... 34 5.
• 2.1Strategies for livestock production............................................................................................. 34 5.
• 2.2Livestock programme organization and implementation............................................................. 35
• 5.3Fisheries production ......................................................................................................................... 35 5.
• 3.1Strategies for fisheries production ............................................................................................... 36 5.
• 3.2Fisheries programme organization and implementation................................................................ 36 
• 5.4Programme cost and financing........................................................................................................... 37 5.
• 4.1Programme cost ........................................................................................................................... 37 5.
• 4.2Programme finance ..................................................................................................................... 37 
• 5.5Returns on investment.................................................................................................................... 37 
• 6.1Food and agriculture situation......................................................................................................... 39 
• 6.2Challenges and opportunities ........................................................................................................ 39 
• 6.3Recommended proposal for intervention ...................................................................................... 39 6.
• 3.1Food and cash crops................................................................................................................. 40 6.
• 3.2Livestock.................................................................................................................................. 40 6.
• 3.3Fisheries.................................................................................................................................... 40 
• 6.4Programme cost........................................................................................................................... 41 
• 6.5Programme finance .................................................................................................................... 41 
• 6.6Returns on investment.............................................................................................. ...................41 REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................... 42