The politics of rice production in Nigeria: The Abakaliki example, 1942-2020
| Autor: | Daniel Kenechukwu, Victor Okoro Ukaogo, Uche Uwaezuoke Okonkwo, George Okeagu, Vitalis Nwanshindu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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050101 languages & linguistics
Fine Arts rice General Arts and Humanities political will Arts in general 05 social sciences food and beverages 050301 education NX1-820 General Works Agricultural economics Politics income Geography AZ20-999 parasitic diseases Production (economics) History of scholarship and learning. The humanities 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences production 0503 education policy |
| Zdroj: | Cogent Arts & Humanities, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2331-1983 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/23311983.2021.1880680 |
| Popis: | Rice is one of the important food items consumed in Nigeria. Nigeria also has abundant land for rice cultivation. Despite this, rice production was at a very low under both the military and civilian rules between 1966 and 1999.This was however not the situation in Eastern Nigeria between 1942 and 1965.The coming of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 amidst many challenges has demonstrated that rice could be grown in large quantities in Nigeria. This paper examines rice production in Abakaliki since 1942 and argues that sufficient rice has not been harvested because of the total absence of political will which could transform rice production to ensure economic growth. This paper combines both primary and secondary sources such as newspapers, archival materials, oral interviews, journals, and books. |
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