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

• <p>                <b> TABLE OF CONTENTS </b>ACKNOWLEDGEMENT................................................................................................................vii&nbsp;</p><p>FOREWORD..................................................................................................................................viii&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter ONE

INTRODUCTION

• AND BACKGROUND ....................................................................... 1&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.1Description of the problem.............................................................................................................. 1&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.2Terms of reference. ....................................................................................................................... 2&nbsp;</p><p>
• 1.3Methodology ................................................................................................................................. 3&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

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

Chapter THREE

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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

Chapter FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

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

Chapter FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

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