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

Chapter 1

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

Chapter 2

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

Chapter 3

: EVOLUTION AND TREND OF SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURE........................................ 14&nbsp;</p><p>3.1 Overview of importance of agriculture ............................................................................................... 14&nbsp;</p><p>3.2 Challenges and opportunities for agricultural development ............................................................... 15&nbsp;</p><p>3.2.1 Natural resources............................................................................................................................. 15&nbsp;</p><p>3.2.2 Macroeconomic and agriculture sector policies................................................................................ 16&nbsp;</p><p>3.2.3 External factors’ influence ................................................................................................................. 17&nbsp;</p><p>3.3 Evolution and trend of public support................................................................................................ 17&nbsp;</p><p>3.4 Development plans and budgetary allocations................................................................................... 18&nbsp;</p><p>3.4.1 Institutional Strengthening.............................................................................................................. 19&nbsp;</p><p>3.4.2 Protection against food import ....................................................................................................... 22&nbsp;</p><p>3.4.3 Policy environment for private sector investment........................................................................... 22 <br></p><p> 3.5 Support to agriculture and other sectors........................................................................................... 23&nbsp;</p><p>3.6 Some explanations for the level of support given to agriculture......................................................... 24&nbsp;</p><p>

Chapter 4

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

Chapter 5

: PROPOSALS FOR MAJOR AGRICULTURAL SUPPORT .................................................. 29 .</p><p>5.1 Food and cash crops ............................................................................................................................. 29&nbsp;</p><p>5.1.1 Strategies for arable crops production ............................................................................................... 29&nbsp;</p><p>5.1.2 Strategies for tree crops production.................................................................................................. 30&nbsp;</p><p>5.1.3 Strategies for horticultural crops production ..................................................................................... 31&nbsp;</p><p>5.1.4 Fertilizer use .................................................................................................................................... 32&nbsp;</p><p>5.1.5 Agricultural mechanization................................................................................................................ 32&nbsp;</p><p>5.1.6 Fadama development ........................................................................................................................ 32&nbsp;</p><p>5.1.7 Crop processing ............................................................................................................................... 33&nbsp;</p><p>5.1.8 Crop product storage ....................................................................................................................... 33&nbsp;</p><p>5.1.9 Market support ................................................................................................................................. 33&nbsp;</p><p>5.1.10 Food and cash crop programme organization and implementation.............................................. 34&nbsp;</p><p>5.2 Livestock production....................................................................................................................... 34&nbsp;</p><p>5.2.1 Strategies for livestock production............................................................................................. 34&nbsp;</p><p>5.2.2 Livestock programme organization and implementation............................................................. 35 <br></p><p> 5.3 Fisheries production ......................................................................................................................... 35</p><p>&nbsp;5.3.1 Strategies for fisheries production ............................................................................................... 36&nbsp;</p><p>5.3.2 Fisheries programme organization and implementation................................................................ 36&nbsp;</p><p>5.4 Programme cost and financing........................................................................................................... 37&nbsp;</p><p>5.4.1 Programme cost ........................................................................................................................... 37&nbsp;</p><p>5.4.2 Programme finance ..................................................................................................................... 37&nbsp;</p><p>5.5 Returns on investment.................................................................................................................... 37&nbsp;</p><p>6.1 Food and agriculture situation......................................................................................................... 39&nbsp;</p><p>6.2 Challenges and opportunities ........................................................................................................ 39&nbsp;</p><p>6.3 Recommended proposal for intervention ...................................................................................... 39&nbsp;</p><p>6.3.1 Food and cash crops................................................................................................................. 40&nbsp;</p><p>6.3.2 Livestock.................................................................................................................................. 40&nbsp;</p><p>6.3.3 Fisheries.................................................................................................................................... 40&nbsp;</p><p>6.4 Programme cost........................................................................................................................... 41&nbsp;</p><p>6.5 Programme finance .................................................................................................................... 41&nbsp;</p><p>6.6 Returns on investment.............................................................................................. ...................41&nbsp;</p><p>REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................... 42 <br></p>