Food demand forecast for Nigeria (2016-2028)
Journal Title: Scientia Agriculturae - Year 2016, Vol 15, Issue 1
Abstract
The importance of food in any economy cannot be overstated. In Nigeria, available literatures reveal that while the population is growing at a geometric rate, food production is growing at Arithmetic rate. There is therefore need for adequate & systematic preparation and planning towards bridging the food demand-supply gap. To do this, there is need to quantify and project future food demand. This paper attempt a forecast of food demand for the next fourteen years in Nigeria. The result reveals an upward trend from 243,168,942 metric tons in 2016 to 335,100,918 metric tons in total food demand. When disaggregated to fish, livestock and crop, the trend- 1,821,092, 427,920 and 21,927,280 metric tons respectively showed crop (21,927,280 metric tons) would have highest demand when compared to other food components. Policies and programmes that will mitigate the effect of climate change on agriculture and encourage increased food production to match the growing pupation are recommended.
Authors and Affiliations
O. W Olowa , O. A Olowa
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- EP ID EP164599
- DOI 10.15192/PSCP.SA.2016.15.1.340343
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