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Nigeria's Food Security Challenge and the Response of International Organizations

Issue 7 from 07.08.2019

The main factor of economic and political stability in the country is food security. The unresolved food problem arising from the reorientation of the Nigerian economy towards the oil sector compelled the country’s consecutive governments to develop programs aiming at optimizing agricultural production and food security. However, as a result of these programs, the country managed to achieve only partial food security. The authors present a modern assessment of food security in Nigeria using several methods. The value of the Global Food Security Index (GFSI) for Nigeria demonstrated a slight increase from 2012 to 2017, which can be regarded as a positive trend, yet the improvement in the constituents of the Index is extremely slow. The changes in the GFSI value reflect certain encouraging changes in Nigeria, such as a decrease in the level of corruption, relative stabilization of the political situation, limited diversification of agricultural production, and the formulation of national food standards. In another positive development, the value of the Global Hunger Index decreased between 1992 to 2017, but the proportions of undernourished population and of stunting and wasting children remain high. According to the methodology of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Nigeria was assigned extremely low ratings in terms of availability and quality of nutrition.

The present study analyzes the assistance of international organizations rendered to Nigeria with the aim of stabilizing the food situation. The country receives international funds for the development of agricultural sectors and for providing the population with prepared foodstuffs. FAO, the International Fund for the Agricultural Development, Catholic Caritas Foundation of Nigeria, Mercy Corps, the Save the Children Fund, the Oxford Committee for Famine Relief and many other organizations have become contributors to the cause of mitigating the food challenge in Nigeria.

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NIGERIA: ECONOMIC POLICY OF THE GOVERNMENT OFMUHAMMADU BUHARI (2015 - PRESENT)

Issue №5 from 01.05.2018

В центре внимания автора статьи - введенная в 2016 г. правительством Мухаммаду Бухари новая программа развития Нигерии - План экономического восстановления и роста (ПЭВР). Предпринимается попытка выявить позитивные и негативные стороны программы и оценить перспективы ее реализации в установленные сроки. ПЭВР нацелен на ускоренную диверсификацию экономики и развитие ненефтяных отраслей хозяйства. Автор указывает, что, если план будет реализован хотя бы частично, это окажет положительное влияние почти на все сектора нигерийской экономики.

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