Journal of Agriculture and Horticulture Research(JAHR)

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Air Force Institute of Technology, Nigeria

Publications

• Review Article   
  Application of Agricultural Solutions to Sustainable Development of Rural Areas- An Institutional Approach
  Author(s): Uche E Uche*
  
  The paper espoused an agricultural solution to sustainable development goals as enunciated in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015. Secondary sources of information including internet sources and field experience were used to articulate an agriculture solution to sustainable development of rural areas in Nigeria. Nigeria government released a report on poverty and inequality survey in the country that shows that 40% of total population or almost 83 million people live below the country poverty line of 137,430 naira ($381.75) per year. Further, Nigeria Bureau of Statistics went on to distribute the poverty rate for urban and rural areas as 18.04% and 52.10% respectively with Lagos State standing at 4.5% and Sokoto State 87.73% thereby engendering instability in the polity – within and between the federating units. It .. Read More»
  

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