Effect Of Environmental Degradation On Agricultural Productivity In Nigeria

CHAPTER ONE 1.0      INTRODUCTION 1.1   BACKGROUND OF STUDY Environmental degradation has become important global issues since the 1970s, when the world countries and international community became aware of the negative consequences of over-exploitation of the human environment. Environmental degradation in most rural areas in Nigeria has increased over the years and both human activities and natural disasters have contributed to this problem (Titiola 1998; Girigiri 2000). Prominent environmental degradation found in most rural communities include - deforestation, loss of biodiversity, loss of…