@article{GyörgyIván:187523,
      recid = {187523},
      author = {György Iván, Neszmélyi},
      title = {The motivations for the diversification of the Nigerian  economy focusing on sustainable agriculture},
      journal = {APSTRACT: Applied Studies in Agribusiness and Commerce},
      address = {2014},
      number = {1033-2016-84114},
      series = {8},
      pages = {8},
      year = {2014},
      abstract = {Agriculture is one of the major branches of the economy in  Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa. It employs  around 70%
of the population and its contribution to the  national GDP ranges around 45% (2012).
In spite of the fact  that most of the area is arable the majority of food, the  Nigerian population consumes, comes from imports. The  paper
attempts to provide in insight to the reasons, why  Nigeria could still not achievew self sufficiency from  major food crops and livestock.
Beyond the rapid growth of  the population, one of the major reasons is the rich oil  and natural gas reserves, the exploitation and export  of
which has been providing with the country with “easy  cash” for the recent few decades. Another reason is that  the agricultural holdings are
small and scattered, and  farming is carried out with simple tools and techniques.  Modern and large-scale farms are not common.
The political  leadership and economic decision makers of the country  already recognized the necessity of the development of the  food and
agricultural sector, which – contrary to the oil  industry – would exercise a deep and positive impact on the  rural society as well. Nigerian
agriculture is being  transformed towards commercialization at small, medium and  large-scale enterprise levels.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/187523},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.187523},
}