AGRICULTURE AND SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN INI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

sociology of development

The concept of sustainable development is the focus of current development paradigms. In the rural settings such as Ini local government area, emphasis is on rural agriculture. The study highlighted how rural agriculture in Ini local government area has brought about sustainable development to the people. The study relied on Taro Yameni’s formula to sample 400 respondents from the population of 99,084 (National Population Census, 2006). The findings of the study revealed that rural agriculture has increased food availability with food crops such as grains (rice) and root crops (cassava) doubling in production. The study further revealed that sustainable rural agriculture is fast gaining acceptance over subsistence agriculture. Income of rural dwellers are enhanced as value chain in agriculture expand, employment are generated. The study recommended that to reduce food scarcity and unemployment the rural populace should be engaged in sustainable rural agriculture, which is now the frontier for economic growth, especially in developing economies such as Nigeria

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