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CONTRIBUTION OF HORTICULTURE TO FOOD PRODUCTION IN NIGERIA BY THE YEAR 2000 AD
Article number
211_5
Pages
37 – 42
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Abstract
The widening gap between food production and consumption in a number of developing countries has caused much concern and has given rise to several studies with projections of the state of affairs by the year 2000 AD. Such studies usually discuss the policy implications of their findings to guide remedial action.
Although these studies tend to focus on the major food crops, including cereals, roots and tubers, pulses and vegetable oil/oil seeds, some horticultural crops, particularly bananas and plantains, have sometimes been included.
These crops contribute only about 1% of the output of major food crops in developing countries as a whole, but they represent about 5% of the basic food staples produced in each of two regions – Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin Africa.
Although these studies tend to focus on the major food crops, including cereals, roots and tubers, pulses and vegetable oil/oil seeds, some horticultural crops, particularly bananas and plantains, have sometimes been included.
These crops contribute only about 1% of the output of major food crops in developing countries as a whole, but they represent about 5% of the basic food staples produced in each of two regions – Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin Africa.
From these studies, the net production shortfall projected for basic food staples as a whole, ranges from 55 to 100 million tonnes, depending on the economic growth rate achieved by each country (Paulino, 1986).
Authors
S.A.O. Adeyemi
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