Africa is home to almost half of the world’s uncultivated land fit for growing food crops—an estimated 202 million hectares—but much of it is off limits to farmers because it is difficult to farm or it is used for other purposes. In many areas erratic rainfall, poor...
CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA Climate is the pattern of variation in temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, wind, precipitation, atmospheric particle count and other meteorological variables in a given region over long periods[1]. It defines...
Nigeria is endowed with arable land and freshwater resources when viewed as a whole with approximately 61 million hectares of the land cultivable while the total renewable water resources are about 280 km3/year; which include river Niger, River Benue, lake Chad, Osun...
The global problem of food scarcity is exacerbated by the constant increase in population growth, with no complimenting increase in the output of agricultural produce. Over the years it has become a major focus of most governments to provide enough food for her...
Nigeria is found in the Tropics, where the climate is seasonally damp and very humid. The natural vegetative zones that exist in the country are governed by the combined effects of temperature, humidity, rainfall, and particularly, the variations that occur in the...
Farmers on the farmImage Source: www.myguidenigeria.com Nigeria is very blessed with agricultural resources, a large expanse of land estimated at 91 million hectares (1990) of which 81 million hectares are arable. Most parts of the country experience-rich soil,...
OPPORTUNITY FOR AGRICULTURE IN NIGERIA Agriculture remains the dominant sector in the rural areas of Nigeria providing employment for about 60% of the work force.The diversity of climatic conditions, the richness of soil types and water sources, and the high...