Nigeria is facing a severe food insecurity crisis, with over 25 million citizens affected and 700,000 children at risk of death. The factors contributing to this crisis include insecurity, climate change, and infrastructural deficits. To address this issue, the government must implement sustainable economic policies that make agriculture attractive to young Nigerians.
Firstly, the government must curb insecurity to allow displaced farmers to return to their farmlands. Secondly, policies should provide affordable high-yielding hybrid seedlings, organic fertilizer, and employ young graduates as farm extension workers to teach modern agricultural practices. Additionally, the government should subsidize agriculture, provide stable infrastructural development, and guarantee stable electricity supply to mitigate food wastage and enhance food storage, preservation, and processing.
By implementing these measures, farmlands will attract investors, become economic hubs, and produce exportable food items, thereby enhancing foreign exchange, expanding Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, increasing Gross Domestic Product, and boosting food security. This will ultimately pull millions of Nigerians out of poverty.
