Contributions of Small- and Large-Scale Farms and Foreign and Local Investments to Agricultural Growth The Nigerian Example

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dc.contributor.authorAkanbi, Sheu-Usman Oladipo
dc.contributor.authorAkinyoade, Akinyinka
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-10T12:47:07Z
dc.date.available2021-12-10T12:47:07Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.descriptionAgricultural Productionen_US
dc.description.abstractNigeria’s agricultural sector has made a substantial contribution to the country’s gdp since 1960. It currently employs about 65% of the population and provides employment for about 90% of the rural population. This chapter offers a synopsis of agricultural growth performance in Nigeria, taking cognizance of the driving factors vis-à-vis small- and largescale farms, and local and foreign participation in the sector. Analysis shows that, as the major engine of rural growth and livelihood improvement in Nigeria, small-scale agriculture is highly constrained due to a number of factors such as limited technical and financial support, indifference among the youth to farming, inadequate government policies and reliance on other livelihood sources. This leaves the country with few alternatives as large-scale farming is still in an emergent stage. Sustained small-scale, local participation, with aspects foreign investment as a necessary complement, could go a long way to promoting agricultural growth in Nigeria where there is a looming fear of food insecurity in the current oil-driven economy. The implications are relevant for other African countries with an agricultural sector structured in a similar way to Nigeria’sen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKnowledge Platform Netherlanden_US
dc.identifier.issn1568-1777
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/7144
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrican Studies Centre (University of Leiden), Leiden/Brill Publishers, Leiden, the Netherland.en_US
dc.subjectSmall- and Large-Scale Farmsen_US
dc.subjectForeign and Local Investmentsen_US
dc.subjectAgricultural Growthen_US
dc.titleContributions of Small- and Large-Scale Farms and Foreign and Local Investments to Agricultural Growth The Nigerian Exampleen_US

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