International Journal of Academic Pedagogical Research (IJAPR)   Year: 2023 | Volume: 7 | Issue: 3 | Page No.: 44-49 Food Insecurity and the Challenges of Rural Development in Nigeria: The Way Forward Download PDF Ifeoma Priscilla Udegbunam, Abasili, Kingsley Nkemjika, Ukorah Chibuokem Portion & Dr. Chidi E. Nwokike Abstract: This work focuses on food insecurity and rural development in Nigeria: the way forward. The study is crucial given the present challenges with rural development and their effects on food security in Nigeria. Data for the study were only obtained through secondary sources; hence a thematic approach was adopted. The study made some recommendations while determining that the government of Nigeria's efforts to ensure food security and encourage rapid rural development has not been very successful due to various underlying limitations.