Enemaku, Lawrence Ebenehi and Ogunlade, C. B (2020) HYDROPONIC FARMING: A PANACEA FOR CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS ON FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA. In: 2nd International Conference, Virtual, 10th – 11th Nov., 2020, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.
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Abstract
Climate change is a threat multiplier for hungry and undernourished people. Projections indicate that warming in Africa will be greater than global annual mean, with an average increase of 3–4 °C over the next century. With extreme weather-related disasters on the increase in Nigeria, yield of major crops grown by rain-fed dependent farmers reduces while, Higher levels of CO2 emissions from human activities reduces their nutritional values. Combined with conflict as it is in most agrarian northern Nigeria, it destroys livelihoods, thrives displacement and undermines the Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s) attainment and achievement of food security by year 2030 owing to it impacts on all food systems ranging from the production, quality, availability, access to utilization and the stability. As part of Nigeria government’s effort in achieving the United Nations MDG’s of eradicating hunger and extreme poverty by the year 2030, there exist the need to modernize agricultural practices by applying innovative technologies like hydroponics to meet current necessities and to achieve a sustainable food security through the agricultural sector economic growth. In Nigeria, the focus must be shifted towards hydroponic based innovations in mechanizing agricultural practices if food security must be achieved. Without, Nigeria’s agricultural sector will not meet expected demands that mitigates climate change impact. The purpose of this study is to suggest the adoption of hydroponic system as a farming technique that can mitigates the impacts of climate change against food security in Nigerian.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Agricultural, Mechanization, Climate Change, Food Security. |
| Subjects: | S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Engineering Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Joy Oluwabukola Olayiwola |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Feb 2022 08:34 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Feb 2022 08:34 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1925 |
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