Food Prodouction In Nigeria

 ABSTRACTThis paper uses the case of the Nigerian food and agricultural sector to deduce implications for engendering economic policy for the development of Africa. The food and agricultural problems of Nigeria include low productivity and output, due to such factors as limited access to input sources, the use of traditional technologies and ineffective government and improvement policies. Gender related studies on Nigerian agriculture reveal that women are pivotal to the rural economies of Africa, as food and agricultural producers, processors and traders. In this paper, their strategic …