AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AND GOOD GOVERNANCE IN NIGERIA

Bisola Oludipe, Elijah Adekunle Ibironke, Modinat Olusola Kelani

Abstract


There has always been the cry for agricultural development from of old especially after independence when Nigeria wanted to do her things in her own way; taking and implementing decisions by herself. Then, on board we had different leaders with their different programmes on agriculture such as Operation Feed the Nation, Green Revolution, Agricultural Development Projects, to mention a few. Till date, Nigerian agriculture is yet to meet up with her visions; when no one knows. The paper takes a brief look at the Nigerian agriculture with particular reference to Ogun-state agriculture under the present dispensation with a view to making some suggestions for Improvement. Good governance demands that both the governing and the governed work together to achieve targets. Putting up policies is good, but what about the implementation of such policies. Nigerian agriculture deserves good policy implementation that will get the nation out of persistent poverty. Going back to the land is not enough, the support services must be there, provided by good governance. Government must provide the enabling environment for investments in agriculture to thrive.


Keywords


Agricultural Development, Agricultural Programmes, Implementation, Mismanagement, Good Governance, Nigeria.

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