A Review of the Strategies for Promoting Sustainable Agricultural Production and Family Food Security in Nigeria

Abstract

The need to provide unrestricted access to quality food and ensure nutrition security for all citizens has been at the forefront of the development agenda of all countries across the globe. Considering the cardinal role of agriculture in ensuring sustainable family food and nutrition security, goal number two of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is focused on the need to “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture production”. This paper reviewed the strategies for promoting sustainable agricultural production and family food security in Nigeria. A literature search was conducted through databases such as Scopus, ISI Web of Knowledge, google scholar, directory of open access journal (DOAJ), and research gate. The search terms included keywords such as food security, strategies for promoting food security, sustainable agricultural production, family food security, sustainable production, and Nigeria among others. A total of 108 results were returned from the search, 72 papers were relevant to the study, while the authors were unable to access 11 of the papers. The authors assessed the full texts of all the available articles through narrative synthesis following laid down eligibility criteria. The results revealed that several studies have been conducted on the strategies for promoting sustainable agricultural production and family food security in Nigeria. Several recommendations were made among which is the need to repurpose agricultural development policies, empower small-scale farmers, adopt sustainable agricultural practices, promote all-season agricultural production, and provide modern agricultural food processing and storage facilities.