Food Security In Nigeria.
What is food security? Well, in attempting to answer this question, two keywords stand out here - food and security. Food, per the dictionary, is any substance that individuals or animals eat or drink to remain alive. Rice, beans, millet, fish, meat, water, dairy products, vegetables, fruits, alcohol, wine, and soft drinks are a number of the foods and drinks we all know. Security, on the opposite hand, is about protection and freedom from threats, violence, danger, worries, bloodbath, or maybe death. So, in my very own words, food security is essentially about having food to eat together with your family. Let us zero in on Nigeria and appearance at some statistics on agricultural transformation. Nigeria, as you recognize has an estimated population of about 150 million people from 774 regime areas and 36 states and Abuja. Good market, if you request from me. But, about 80% of people in Nigerians sleep in agricultural areas. These citizens are mostly old, uneducated peasant farme...