URBAN AGRICULTURE: A NEW PERSPECTIVE IN FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to highlight and assess urban agriculture as a new perspective in food security in Nigeria. It deserves highlighting because its expositions and place in sub Saharan economic history have been embedded in broader arguments, creating a heuristic need to give it a balance and lucid examination. Indeed it needs revision in order to realize more of its potentials than have been revealed to date. Specifically, it will be argued that urban agriculture is sui-generic to effective realization of food security in Nigeria. The paper will also explore the implication of improved urban agriculture for an understanding of food security in Nigeria. It will examine the investments in urban agriculture, and food security techniques that could be adopted in Nigeria.