This article draws on critical review of research articles, official statistics and policy documents on agricultural production in Nigeria, especially since the beginning of the current democratic dispensation in 1999.
This paper highlights the findings of researchers and policy makers on the significant gains made in the agricultural sector, especially in terms of increased productivity of staple crops like cassava and rice. However, this review also identifies significant gaps in knowledge and deficiencies in practice, in the areas of innovation diffusion among rural farmers, market reforms, engagement in high value chains, and the politics of policy implementation and evaluation.
Table of Contents
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Rural poverty, food poverty and farming practices
3. Social organisation of agricultural production
4. The challenge of agricultural credit and appropriate technology
5. Agricultural development interventions
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