1. Hunger is a major global issue, with someone dying of hunger every 3.6 seconds and 852 million people, or 15% of the developing world's population, being hungry. 2. Poor nutrition contributes to over half of the 10.9 million child deaths that occur each year, with malnutrition being implicated in more child deaths than any disease since the Black Death. 3. Nigeria faces a food security crisis as its population grows and becomes more reliant on imported food, while many of its rural small-scale farmers who produce over 70% of the country's food live in poverty and face malnutrition themselves due to challenges like poor tools, lack of infrastructure, and climate change impacts.

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HUNGER
FACTS
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2. 1 Every 3.6
seconds
someone dies
of hunger
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Almost all the
hungry people,
852 million, live
in developing
countries,
representing 15
percent

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Poor nutrition plays a role
in at least half of the 10.9
million child deaths each
year--five million deaths.

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Malnutrition is
implicated in more than
half of all child deaths
worldwide - a proportion
unmatched by any
infectious disease since
the Black Death

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With the population of Nigeria
still on a steady increase, how
do we combat hunger in the
country, when there are more
mouths to feed?

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In the 60s, agricultural
sector was the most
important in terms of
contributions to domestic
production, employment&
foreign exchange earnings

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Nigeria used to be one of the world’s largest
producer/exporter of cocoa, groundnut &palm
oil before the discovery of crude oil

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The sector remained stagnant during
the oil boom decade of the 1970s, and
this accounted largely for the
declining share of its contributions
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Nigeria faces a looming food
security crisis with a growing
population that is increasingly
dependent on imported foods

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The rural population, who
produce more than 70% of the
food eaten in Nigeria, are
disproportionately poor and
face malnutrition and disease

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Nigeria currently has over 80
million hectares of arable land
but only about 30-33 million
hectares is being cultivated

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Nigeria has well over 40
million unemployed youths,
yet agriculture suffers from
lack of skills and investments

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Employment-wise, agriculture
is by far the most important
sector of Nigeria's economy

15. In the eyes of some of
Nigeria's Wealthy Class,
Farming is, Ignorantly
Underrated or Abhorred as...

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“ Poor Peoples' Job "

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A Nigerian lady once said this
“Instead of marrying a farmer
I will pray to God to give me
the right husband.”

18. CHALLENGES OUR
FARMERS FACE

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The use of crude
tools and implements
Poor
transportation
Inadequate land
due to land tenure
system
Inadequate
agricultural
education and
extension services
Problems of pest
and diseases
Lack of storage
and processing
facilities

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Small scale farmers
are most exposed to
climate change impact
on agriculture yet
they lack appropriate
insurance

21. IS THERE ANY
SOLUTION TO THESE
PROBLEMS

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Does the world
produce enough food
to feed everyone?
YES!!!

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If the tomatoes used for the
world’s tomato fight are sent to
underdeveloped countries, a lot
of people will live longer

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Yet the World Health
Organization estimates that
one-third of the world is
well-fed, one-third is under-
fed one-third is starving