Deforestation, Food Security and Environmental Sustainability in South-west, Nigeria, 1960-2015

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dc.contributor.authorAjiola, F.O
dc.contributor.authorIlesanmi, T.E
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-08T14:45:02Z
dc.date.available2019-03-08T14:45:02Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.descriptionJournal Articlesen_US
dc.description.abstractThe forest region of Nigeria—especially the south-western agrarian, and other non-farming communities have witnessed ruthless deforestation either for urbanization or other consumerist purposes, since the past few decades. This anomie constitutes a major challenge in the drive towards achieving sustainable food production from the agrarian areas as well as environmental sustainability. Deforestation is a major threat to the ecosystem and agricultural activities in Nigeria. This article examines the relationship between deforestation, food insecurity and environmental sustainability in South-western Nigeria. Social, economic and environmental historians in Nigeria have overlooked the impact of the phenomenon on food security and environmental sustainability in Nigeria. The study adopts the historical methodology and uses the vent-for surplus theory to show that food insecurity, substandard human quality of life, low life expectancy, epidemics and changes in the biodiversity in southwest Nigeria are results of deforestation and environmental mismanagement. The paper recommends that reducing the growing de-agrarianization, food shortage, and environmental challenges in Nigeria, requires the need to reinvent the wheel by strengthening institutional regulations, including non-state agencies monitoring the use of the environment and conservation of biodiversity. Traditional environmental protection mechanisms, such as taboos, myths, superstitions may also help to reduce the alarming rate of environmental mismanagement.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipTertiary Education Trust Funden_US
dc.identifier.citationAjilola, F.O and Ilesanmi, T.E (2017). Deforestation, Food Security and Environmental Sustainability in South-west, Nigeria, 1960-2015. Unilag Journal of Humanities, Vol.5(1), 206-226p.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2408-5049
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/3916
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Lagos Press, Akokaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of lagos Journal;Vol.5(1)
dc.subjectDeforestationen_US
dc.subjectFood Securityen_US
dc.subjectEnvironmental sustainabilityen_US
dc.subjectSouth-westen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::FORESTRY, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES and LANDSCAPE PLANNING::Area economics::Agricultural economicsen_US
dc.titleDeforestation, Food Security and Environmental Sustainability in South-west, Nigeria, 1960-2015en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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