Abstract:
This study was to investigate the challenges of food insecurity in Nigeria and to find out the appropriate intervention strategies with particular reference to Orumba South Local government Area, Anambra State. It had been observed that people of Orumba, are faced with a challenge of lack of food security, which led to increase in malnutrition and high mortality. To investigate this study, questionnaire was the source of data for the study. It was made from the research questions and was issued to farmers in the area. The researcher used simple random sampling technique to select 30 farmers from population of 180. The major findings are that food insecurity was the cause of food economic meltdown in the country, and that many women are under anxiety about inadequate household food, which led to starvation that caused malnutrition. The study discovered that problem of food insecurity was much more in the rural areas. It was also found that active and massive participation in agriculture, helped to serve as a measure in boosting massive food production. Some of the strategies adopted by the farmers and government are: encouraging the development of extension service and provision of food preservation. Based on the findings the researcher made recommendations that there should be adequate supply of agricultural input and technology, extension services to be developed and adequate storage facilities
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