Harnessing Nigeria’s Investment in Satellite Technology for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-72
Author(s):  
Zubair A. Opeyemi ◽  
J. O. Akinyede
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
National Space ◽  
Satellite Technology ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Government ◽  
Agriculture And Food

This paper examines the relevance of satellite technology in promoting and sustaining agricultural development and food security in Africa and Nigeria in particular. Some of the common problems facing agricultural development in Nigeria and Africa as a whole are discussed. The authors justify the relevance of Nigeria’s investment in satellite technology for improving agricultural production in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. The paper also presents selected applications of NigeriaSat-1 in sustainable agriculture and food security as embarked on by the government of Nigeria through the National Space Research and Development Agency. Policy recommendations were made to further boost agricultural production and food security in Africa and particularly Nigeria.

Harnessing Nigeria’s Investment in Satellite Technology for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

2013 ◽  
pp. 1515-1524
Author(s):  
Zubair A. Opeyemi ◽  
J. O. Akinyede
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
National Space ◽  
Satellite Technology ◽  
The Common ◽  
Common Problems ◽  
The Government ◽  
Agriculture And Food

This paper examines the relevance of satellite technology in promoting and sustaining agricultural development and food security in Africa and Nigeria in particular. Some of the common problems facing agricultural development in Nigeria and Africa as a whole are discussed. The authors justify the relevance of Nigeria’s investment in satellite technology for improving agricultural production in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. The paper also presents selected applications of NigeriaSat-1 in sustainable agriculture and food security as embarked on by the government of Nigeria through the National Space Research and Development Agency. Policy recommendations were made to further boost agricultural production and food security in Africa and particularly Nigeria.

scholarly journals Food Security and Sustainable Agricultural Development in Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 4765-4768
Author(s):  
Dr. (MRS.) Louisa N. Amaechi
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Entire Population ◽  
Agricultural Sustainability ◽  
Economic Implication ◽  
Execution Monitoring ◽  
Adequate Food ◽  
The Government

Food security is the ability to provide enough food to the entire population of a particular state or country at all times. The paper discussed the concept of food security, various ways, policies and strategies to be embarked upon by the government for sustainable agricultural development to ensure adequate food security. The need for agricultural sustainability was examined. It also discussed the socio-economic implication of sustainable agriculture and its challenges. The paper recommends an improved policy execution, monitoring/ evaluation and support to agriculture by the Federal government as the measures for a sustainable agricultural development in Nigeria.

Metal-based Green Synthesized Nanoparticles: Boon for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Sudhir Shende ◽  
Vishnu Rajput ◽  
Aniket Gade ◽  
Tatiana Minkina ◽  
Svetlana N. Sushkova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Agriculture And Food

scholarly journals Agricultural subsidies and global greenhouse gas emissions

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Laborde ◽  
Abdullah Mamun ◽  
Will Martin ◽  
Valeria Piñeiro ◽  
Rob Vos
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Farming Systems ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Consumer Prices ◽  
High Emission ◽  
The Government ◽  
Agriculture And Food ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Global Emissions

AbstractAgricultural production is strongly affected by and a major contributor to climate change. Agriculture and land-use change account for a quarter of total global emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG). Agriculture receives around US$600 billion per year worldwide in government support. No rigorous quantification of the impact of this support on GHG emissions has been available. This article helps fill the void. Here, we find that, while over the years the government support has incentivized the development of high-emission farming systems, at present, the support only has a small impact in terms of inducing additional global GHG emissions from agricultural production; partly because support is not systematically biased towards high-emission products, and partly because support generated by trade protection reduces demand for some high-emission products by raising their consumer prices. Substantially reducing GHG emissions from agriculture while safeguarding food security requires a more comprehensive revamping of existing support to agriculture and food consumption.

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on agricultural production, livelihoods, and food security in India: baseline results of a phone survey

Food Security ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay M. Jaacks ◽  
Divya Veluguri ◽  
Rajesh Serupally ◽  
Aditi Roy ◽  
Poornima Prabhakaran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Agricultural Production ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
The Past ◽  
Phone Survey ◽  
Extra Food ◽  
The Government ◽  
Time Of Year ◽  
Livestock Products ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on agricultural production, livelihoods, food security, and dietary diversity in India. Phone interview surveys were conducted by trained enumerators across 12 states and 200 districts in India from 3 to 15 May 2020. A total of 1437 farmers completed the survey (94% male; 28% 30–39 years old; 38% with secondary schooling). About one in ten farmers (11%) did not harvest in the past month with primary reasons cited being unfavorable weather (37%) and lockdown-related reasons (24%). A total of 63% of farmers harvested in the past month (primarily wheat and vegetables), but only 44% had sold their crop; 12% were still trying to sell their crop, and 39% had stored their crop, with more than half (55%) reporting lockdown-related issues as the reason for storing. Seventy-nine percent of households with wage-workers witnessed a decline in wages in the past month and 49% of households with incomes from livestock witnessed a decline. Landless farmers were about 10 times more likely to skip a meal as compared to large farmers (18% versus 2%), but a majority reported receiving extra food rations from the government. Nearly all farmers reported consuming staple grains daily in the past week (97%), 63% consumed dairy daily, 40% vegetables daily, 26% pulses daily, and 7% fruit daily. These values are much lower than reported previously for farmers in India around this time of year before COVID-19: 94–95% dairy daily, 57–58% pulses daily, 64–65% vegetables daily, and 42–43% fruit daily. In conclusion, we found that the COVID-19 lockdown in India has primarily impacted farmers’ ability to sell their crops and livestock products and decreased daily wages and dietary diversity.

Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

2019 ◽  
pp. 3-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Farooq ◽  
Abdul Rehman ◽  
Michele Pisante
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Agriculture And Food

scholarly journals Soil salinity under climate change: Challenges for sustainable agriculture and food security

2021 ◽  
Vol 280 ◽  
pp. 111736
Author(s):  
Raj Mukhopadhyay ◽  
Binoy Sarkar ◽  
Hanuman Sahay Jat ◽  
Parbodh Chander Sharma ◽  
Nanthi S. Bolan
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Sustainable Agriculture ◽  
Soil Salinity ◽  
Agriculture And Food
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