Poverty is fundamentally the result of the way society is sorted out and assets are apportioned, whether these are money related or different assets, for example, access to housing, wellbeing, social services and education. Without a doubt, that there are altogether different levels of poverty, what this means is that every country faces different level of poverty due to their resources and opportunities. Individuals or nations that face Poverty additionally need to manage with inequality too. For
Food insecurity is seen as a major problem in many places today. In Nigeria, malnutrition, a consequence of food insecurity, is widespread especially in the rural areas and among the vulnerable groups of women and children (Ali 2005), (Ajani et al. 2006), (Akinyele 2009), (Ayantoye et al. 2011) . Despite the reported increase in food production in Nigeria (Oni et al. 2013), as well as the increasing level of importation of food, (Okunmadewa et al. 2005) present
Nigeria and China officially time-honored their relations in February 1971. This was made possible with the high level of visits and the conclusion of a number of bilateral agreements between the two nations. The consensual relations progressed from political engagements to intense economic penetration of the Nigerian economy and currently energy. It is against this setting that this piece examines the nature of Nigeria’s relation with China. Background to the Study The affiliation between Nigeria
Agriculture is the primary employment of majority of rural poor in developing countries of Africa. It also serves as their main source of income and livelihood. Agriculture has been identified as a panacea to the economic quagmire that Nigeria and other countries of the world have found themselves. Basically, the role of agriculture is developmental in nature: it is concerned with strengthening the ability of farmers and farming communities to produce and market agricultural goods in order to sustainably
Introduction to Literature Review Literature review is a comprehensive assessment that aims to review the critical points of current knowledge including substantive findings as well as theoretical contributions to a particular topic. (Zhang Ying Ying 2004)It is the ultimate goal of this chapter to bring the reader up to date with current literature on the topic and forms the basis for another goal which is to determine where future research may be needed in the area. It should be established that
The Chairman of Bharti Airtel, Sunil Bharti Mittal, in his recent interview said that “Africa is an article of faith. I believe in this continent”. Recently, newspapers such as The Economist or the BBC have flooded their magazine with titles on Africa everywhere, calling it “the hopeful continent” or the “future breadbasket of the world”. But is Africa really rising, or are we being too optimistic? Economically, demographically, geographically, technologically, and socially, Africa has truly been
the face of the uncontrolled expansion of Nigerian towns and cities since independence, urban planners and other state holders have accepted that development policies for urban and rural areas have failed or have not worked as expected. Cities in Nigeria especially, Ibadan have been observed to have changed in size, spatial organization or morphology, quality and distribution of public services and infrastructure and in it employment base. Despite many efforts aimed at making the urban problems solved
Poverty density in South Africa Density refers to the degree of compactness of a substance. Hence, we can deduct that poverty density refers to how much of a certain area falls into the poverty category. In Africa as of 2016, Mali had the highest poverty density and poverty in general. Nigeria had the least poverty in Africa, and thus is the richest country in Africa. Poverty Gap in South Africa Poverty gap refers to the average shortfall of the total poverty population, from
aims at finding the gap between what other authors have explained theoretically and empirically and what has not been explained. The knowledge gap needs to be established and fitted by the researcher. 2.1: Concept and Measurement of poverty 2.1.1: Definition of poverty
The Niger Delta – the geographical heart of oil production in Nigeria has been a breeding ground for militants and ‚impoverished ethnic groups‛ for some years now. This is because the discovery of oil and its exploitation has ushered in a miserable, undisciplined, decrepit, and corrupt form of ‘petro-capitalism’ which produces conflict accelerating factors. Devastated by the ecological costs of oil spillage and the highest gas flaring rates in the world, the Niger Delta has become a centre of violence