Harnessing the potentials of millet production for food defense and economic diversification in Nigeria
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Aims: Millet has the potential to become important components of intensive agriculture especially in Nigeria, hence the need to explore its food security and economic diversification potentials.
Methods and Results: Time series data that spanned from 1961 to 2018 sourced from FAO database, covering production, area and yield were used to examine the food security trend of millet production in Nigeria. The collected data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The finding showed poor performance in the production of millet as growth was driven by area other than productivity. It was observed that price volatility triggered high fluctuation in area and yield, thus causing high instability in the production of millet. In addition, production risk and uncertainty were the major sources of production variability between the regime shifts. It was observed that surge in the average production level between regime shifts owed majorly to area expansion. The empirical evidence showed that the farmers decision on current acreage allocation for millet was governed by both institutional and non-institution factors. Furthermore, the forecast showed that the country will be faced with millet food insecurity to battle with; as critical reliance on millet importation will expose the country to risks from global food price spikes and shortages; and geopolitical and environmental threats.
Conclusions: Thus, it can be inferred that the growth performance of millet production is not favorable. In lieu, the study recommends the need for long-term domestic self-sufficiency in millet production capable of feeding the country’s population as a key strategic food goal.
Significance and Impact of the Study: Therefore, the outcome of this research will serve as leverage/ leeway for policy makers towards addressing the challenges of millet production for food security, stimulating livestock production-animal feed and foreign earning viz. exportation to the abundant arid regions in the sub-Saharan Africa.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Ahmed, S.I. and Joshi, M.B.(2013).Analysis of instability and growth rate of cotton in three district of Marathwada. International Journal of Statistika and Mathematika, 6(3):121- 124
- Ali, A., Hudu, M.I. and Ojeleye, O.A.(2018).Economics of millet production in Funakaye Local Government, Gombe State, Nigeria. PAT, 14(2):50-57
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Hayvansal Üretim (Diğer)
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Sanusi Sadıq
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0000-0003-4336-5723
Nigeria
Invinder Paul Sıngh
Bu kişi benim
0000-0002-1886-5956
India
Muhammad Makarfi Ahmad
Bu kişi benim
0000-0003-4565-0683
Nigeria
Yayımlanma Tarihi
9 Ağustos 2021
Gönderilme Tarihi
10 Ağustos 2020
Kabul Tarihi
6 Temmuz 2021
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2021 Cilt: 26 Sayı: 2