Introduction1 this note is based on the insights gained from field visits by world bank staff2 to six zone project sites in nigeria in december 2011. Rural areas are large and isolated areas of an open country with low population density. Policy makers and urban planners are faced with the worries these factors are placing on existing infrastructure and services. A policy is typically describe as a principles or rules to guide decision. The challenges of agriculture and rural development in. Agricultural policy for nigeria pdf book manual free download. A core development concern in nigeria is the magnitude of challenges rural people face. This is coupled to achieving a competitive exchange rate. Development of nigeria s agricultural subsector will be imperative if meaningful and sustainable national development is envisaged. Experience from these policies, programmes and projects have however, convinced the government and all those concerned with agricultural development efforts in nigeria that there is no alternative to welldesigned and articulate agricultural policies as instruments for promoting agricultural growth and development in nigeria. Over the years, rural development has been neglected. Africa has abundant arable land and labor which, with sound policies. Approaches to sustainable rural development in a predominantly non rural region in 200020 employment in rural areas was essentially lower in comparison to cities. Next, we explore the link between poverty and rurality.
The development of rural areas and particularly in developing societies has remained a challenge to policy makers, and developments experts. The unseen hand of the free market system has done its work here too well awa, 1992. Africa has abundant arable land and labor which, with sound policies, could be translated into. It emphasizes the need for a paradigm shift in the development of rural areas in nigeria.
Evaluation of rural development strategies in nigeria. Thegreenalternative federal ministry of agriculture. Describe and evaluate two approaches to rural development policy. For example, targeting of assistance programs for education, access to medical services, poverty alleviation, and broadband expansion depends on the status of these services in an area. Planning for rural development in rural sierra leone. Rural development is viewed as that development that is beneficial to the rural populations, according to olayide et al. Socioeconomic structure of rural households in sierra leone, rural poverty, approaches to rural development, theories and strategies of rural development, development administration. Rural areas are regarded as abodes of diseases, superstition, poverty, lethargy, low income and low productivity. Meetings were held with relative stakeholders government officials, zone developers, and zone management in. Rivers distributes free books, bags, sandals to pupils the guardian sept. Such a funding pattern clearly does not befit the sector that is acknowledged to be a prime driver. Since independence, several rural development programs have been implemented in nigeria in nigeria, several subsequent governments have implemented different policies in an attempt to develop the rural areas and alleviate the poverty rate that has become a prominent decadence in such areas.
Before the decade of the 1960s, the dominant role of agriculture in nigerias economy. The concept of local government and rural development in nigeria is based on the faith. Lots of economic challenges have faced nigeria overtime. Download agricultural policy for nigeria book pdf free download link or read online here in pdf. Okoroma educational policies and problems of implementation in nigeria 247 a policy brings about a meaningful relationship between business objectives and organisational functions as it discourages deviations from planned courses of action. Vivekananda institute, mysore is a center for rural development studies. Achieving sustainable development and promoting development cooperation dialogues at the ecosoc iii desa the department of economic and social affairs of the united nations secretariat is.
A brief note on the condition of rural areas in nigeria. Although the origins of sustainable development sd can be traced to the seventies, is in the world commission on environment and development in 1987 wced or. In 1976, another rural development policy was rolled out, it was the operation feed the nation ofn and was a major rural development policy of murtalaobasanjo government. Mar 09, 2020 problems of economic development in nigeria and solutions. Department of performance monitoring and evaluation introduction policies on aspects of rural development are being drawn up in developing contexts across.
Development strategy for nigeria moses akpobasah at a 2day nigeria meeting organized by the overseas development institute, london, 1617 june 2004 contact. The topdown development strategies in africa in general and nigeria in particular have generally not succeeded inraising the living standards among the rural poor. Agricultural development intervention programmes in nigeria 1960 to date. Educational policies and problems of implementation in nigeria. The challenges of agriculture and rural development in africa. Central bank of nigeria development finance is the financial initiatives involved in the formation and implementation of policies, schemes, programmes and. All books are in clear copy here, and all files are secure so dont worry about it. A policy ensures consistency of action because an organisation is governed by approved principles. A policy can also be considered as a statement of intent or a commitment. Another area of lack of coordination is the inherent conflict between planning policy and national economic policy. A policy is typically describe as a principles or rules to guide decision and rational outcome. Rural development policies in nigeria are 3 research centre for. Local government and rural development in nigeria project. Driven development project, the nigeria second national fadama.
Development strategy for nigeria shaping policy for development. Integrated rural development the role of local government in rural development issues. A set of policies are principles, rules and guidelines. Problem and prospect of rural development in nigeria.
The debate about agrarian change and rural development begins with land as a national asset for food sovereignty and food security 2. Globalisation, globalisation policies, rural economy, nigeria. The main problem is that our citizens and leaders have always failed to make things right. What is new is that these principles are now becoming more widely recognize than ever before. Csd1617 rural development csd1617 national report israel 49 2. Contemporary globalisation and the rural economy in nigeria. In nigeria s sociopolitical context, with multiplicity of culture, diversity of. Poverty in nigeria is concentrated in rural areas, which are home to more than 70% of the nations poor. Section 1 to examine state intervention in the rural sector during the 1970s the green revolution, integrated rural development and basic needs and the lessons these provide for rural development policy in the 21st century.
Trade policy here implies abolition of quantitative restrictions and a progressive reduction in tariff to achieve a uniform low rate that steadily approaches zero. Nchuchuwe, friday francis department of public administration, faculty of management sciences, lagos state university. Agricultural development intervention programmes in. A background paper, mimeo, overseas development institute, london, january 2001. No wonder then that the concept of development has been subjected to several meanings and interpretations. Rising costs of land and accessibility to urban land in nigeria like most developing countries, has become a serious issue in urban areas of the country. Agriculture in nigeria is a branch of the economy in nigeria, providing employment for about 30% of the population as of 2010. It was not surprising therefore that the rural areas in nigeria were not only becoming impoverished but were degenerating physically even in t. To present the scope and origins of rural development. Caroline ashley, stephen devereux, andrew dorward, frank ellis, john farrington. We then discuss contexts in which spatial constraints make a sectoral agricultural development entry point necessary. Akinwumi adesina, phd purdue, usa con honourable minister of agriculture and rural development november 2012 0.
The paper is a critical examination of rural development programmes and the challenge of rural underdevelopment in nigeria. Nigeria still imports a significant amount of food. Pdf the study examines critically policies and programs and their varying degrees of successes and problems using the desk research. Extension education unn 1985 unpublished all the above combine to the better conditions of the rural area. National policy on infant and young child feeding in nigeria 2005 marketing of infant and young children food and other designated products registration, sales, etc. The principles of local government and rural development in nigeria are not new, but it is the emphasis which makes almost a revolutionary.
Sustainable development approaches for rural development and poverty alleviation. The role of local government in rural development issues jide ibietan abstract the central aim or focus of this paper is to highlight the role of local government being the closest tier of government to the grassroots in rural development. Agricultural policy for nigeria pdf book manual free. The concept and process of rural development in nigeria. The paper posits that the nigerian political arrangement. The billions of dollars, which the three tiers of government and international agencies budget for the development of rural areas are often frittered away. Then we discuss the role of agriculture in development, rural development and poverty reduction. The development space between urban and rural areas in nigeria is very broad in terms of the provision of economic development. Nigeria moved from import substitution, industrialization in the 1960s to the policy of indigenization and nationalization in the 1970s and then the austerity measure of early 1980s okoli 1997. Challenges of agricultural adaptation to climate change in. Agricultural production and economic growth in nigeria. Although rural areas in nigeria habour over eighty percent of the national population, they can only boast of about ten percent of the infrastructure and other indices of development. National information technology policy 2 vision statement to make nigeria an it capable country in africa and a key player in the information society by the year 2005, using it as the engine for sustainable development and global competitiveness. Rural development as a panacea for ruralurban migration in nigeria.
Rural development in general is used to denote the actions and initiatives taken to improve the standard of living in nonurban neighborhoods, countryside, and remote villages. This work examined rural development efforts in rivers state, nigeria and. Fmard has the mandate to ensure food security in crop, livestock and fisheries, stimulate agricultural employment and services, promote the production and supply of raw materials to agro industries, provide markets for the products of the industrial sector, generate foreign exchange and aid rural socioeconomic development read more. Prior to 1939, marketing of product was under relatively free market, few. The role of local government in rural development issues jide ibietan. Education technology development in the area of agricultural production income increasing projects.
Nigeria is now in a political mess, lots of killing, kidnapping and also. This problem, which is primarily due to government non sustainable policy action towards rural transformation, is responsible for the poor state of affairs among. Lessons from implementation of nigeria s past national agricultural programs for the transformation agenda agber, t. Rural development in nigeria constitutes a fundamental problem. Master thesis in rural development with specialization in livelihood and natural resource management climate change and farmers adaptation a case study of mixed farming systems in the coastal area in trieu van commune, trieu phong district, quang tri province, vietnam le thi hong phuong, hue university of agriculture and forestry, viet nam. An appraisal of rural development policies towards promoting. Other community facilities basic services 1974 average rural household income urban income 98% of all rural villages became selfhelp villages. Nchuchuwe, friday francis department of public administration, faculty of management sciences, lagos state university, ojo, lagos state, nigeria adejuwon, kehinde david department of public administration, faculty of management sciences, lagos state university. Rural development policies in nigeria international journal of. After nigeria gained independence in 1960 it engaged in a. Building national strategies for rural economic development a strategic approach is needed if rural economic development policy is to make a meaningful contribution to the future of rural america. Urban land use planning, policies and management in sub.
Statistical evidence shows that agriculture is not the main source of rural jobs and incomes anymore and that several rural regions perform in line with urban regions in terms of economic growth. Fmard federal ministry of agriculture and rural development gaji gender advocacy for justice gdp gross domestic product. Federal republic of nigeria implementation of the sdgs. The concern at this time was to bring down the escalating prices of food items and arrest the rate of food importation nzirim, 1985. However, very little success has been recorded so far. An overview development issues occupy an important position in the minds of scholars, policy makers and development experts especially as it affects third world societies. Federal ministry of agriculture and rural development agricultural transformation agenda. Development strategy for nigeria shaping policy for.
Building national strategies for rural economic development. Rural development in subsaharan africa policy perspectives for agriculture, sustainable resource management and poverty reduction bulletin 370 royal tropical institute kit amsterdam kit development, policy and practice. Advancing rural development policy and analysis the new rural paradigm was a response to changing conditions in rural areas. The sector is being transformed by commercialization at the small, medium and largescale enterprise levels. It is therefore, in realization of this fact that the government has adopted a comprehensive package of policy instruments to further develop and improve the.
Sdgs, to be shortly inaugurated, in order to provide the highlevel political and policy guidance. Building sustainable policy framework for transport. Are the required national resources in terms of personnel, equipment, facilities and. There is an overall growth of employment rate, observed both in rural and urban areas in 200020, however the growth rate for urban areas is threefold bigger, than in the rural ones. D department of political science, benue state university, makurdi abstract the paper examines rural or community development in nigeria with emphasis on the institutions, agencies, policies and strategies employed to bring about the much needed.
The quest for rural development in nigeria has spurred government at all levels to initiate various efforts aimed at solving perennial problems of the rural areas. Targeting of development programs and allocation of and eligibility of funds from the programs and depends on how rural areas are classified. The agriculture promotion policy 2016 2020 building on the successes of the ata, closing key. Repositioning agriculture to drive nigeria s economy dr. Conventionally policy makers are blamed for this problem, which has been attributable to a number of factors including. Agricultural development is a part of rural development. The rural development policy framework is premised on the effects of the dispossession of land and systematic deprivation of land use rights, culture and social. History of sustainable development and its significance to rural development. Rural development is the process of improving the quality of life and economic wellbeing of. Emerging issues in rural development shaping policy for. Rural development is the process of improving the quality of life and economic wellbeing of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas.