Selfhelp as a strategy for rural development in nigeria. This strategy originates from the fact that, even though agriculture in the backbone of the rural economy, diversification opportunities for earning income in the rural areas is crucial for rural development. Building national strategies for rural economic development a strategic approach is needed if rural economic development policy is to make a meaningful contribution to the future of rural america. The challenges of agriculture and rural development in africa.
Seeds state economic empowerment development strategy sema state environmental management agency sepa state environmental protection authority. A number of approaches have been tried in tanzania. To provide selfemployment for at least 500,000 nigerians. Rural development is viewed as that development that is beneficial to the rural populations, according to olayide et al. Housing problems abound in nigeria both in rural areas and urban centres. Since independence, the government of tanzania has proclaimed the development of the rural sector the cornerstone of the countrys development strategy. Improvements have been brought about in these strategies, after the country achieved it independence. The national government has adopted policies to reduce the severity of cyclical. Rural entrepreneurship and rural development in nigeria. The problems, poor sanitation, disease and hunger may still be ignored or. Approaches to sustainable rural development in a predominantly nonrural region in 200020 employment in rural areas was essentially lower in comparison to cities. Strategic plan 2011 2014 rural development and land reform. Development of nigerias agricultural subsector will be imperative if meaningful and sustainable national development is envisaged.
Rural development has a wider view of rural society and its change. The strategies for rural development are based upon rural development approaches. Even if citytypes settlements existed in the north yoruba in the past, an actual city like settlements was created along the coast as a response to retail trades with europe. Various strategies have been adopted in nigeria for bringing about rural development. Nigerias rural economic development strategy au journal. Until the 1990s, rural development strategies were focused on the growth of a modern sector through recourse to fertilizers, improved seedling, irrigation and. Strategies for rural development in nigeria in searchworks. Community management of natural resources in africa. Agricultural development is a part of rural development. Rural development sustainable development knowledge. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Rural development in nigeria since independence responded actively to rapid urban expansion and ruralurban migration.
Although it is africas largest economy, its most populous country and largest democracy, and a major oil exporter, nigeria must overcome daunting development challenges if it is to fulfill its significant potential. The success of sustainable rural development depends on, inter alia, developing and implementing comprehensive strategies for dealing with climate change, drought, desertification and natural disaster. Strategies for rural development in nigeria book, 1989. For african rural people and economies, agricultural development is the key engine to raising efficiency, increasing household incomes, improving standards of living and reducing poverty, at least in the mediumterm. The principles of local government and rural development in nigeria are not new, but it is the emphasis which makes almost a revolutionary. Pdf the quest for rural development in nigeria has spurred government at all. What is new is that these principles are now becoming more widely recognize than ever before. Rural development an overview sciencedirect topics. The challenges of agriculture and rural development in. Thus, successful self help projects in rural development in nigeria will implies the acceleration of the pace of developing the rural areas, through the provision of basic needs and necessary amenities like water supply, electricity, job opportunities, development of settlement schemes and feeder roads onibokun, 1976. Rural development in subsaharan africa policy perspectives for agriculture, sustainable resource.
The underdevelopment in nigeria as a country has been linked to lack of development in the rural areas. The topdown development strategies in africa in general and nigeria in particular have generally not succeeded. However, changes in global production networks and increased urbanization have. However, very little success has been recorded so far. Targeting of development programs and allocation of and eligibility of funds from the programs and depends on how rural areas are classified. Federal government of nigeria sees rural development as a programme of aided selfhelp to be planned and implemented by the villagers themselves while the. Building national strategies for rural economic development. Above all, an housing policy requires a strategy for the enforcement of the purpose of the intended programmes of action. Selfhelp approach to rural transformation in nigeria oxford. Berry professor of geography university of chicago introduction the prosperity of the united states has reached an unprecedented level. Nor have the policies and efforts of government at various levels been able to stem the tide of ruralurban drift. In other words the paper takes a critical look at major strategies, approaches or. In nigeria, over the years the stated objectives and strategies of rural and community development have been pronounced by policy makers and those concerned with the issue of development.
Taking cognisance of the level of economic activities in rural development, it becomes apparent that action must be taken to ensure sustainable rural development. A view states that no serious, active, conscious, sensitive, and organized. Department of agricultural engineering, federal university of technology. Starting with an assumption of what appears to be truethat the socalled economic crisis in the rural areas of nigeria is now pretty well established as a fact of our age. From the crdp entry point of mobilising and organising rural people it will. Usaidnigeria country development cooperation strategy. Pdf the study examines critically policies and programs and their varying degrees of successes and problems using the desk research. Implementing such an approach will require attributes different from those we are used to.
Community driven development approach john jiya musa department of. Nchuchuwe, friday francis department of public administration, faculty of management sciences, lagos state university. Traditionally, nigeria was a dominantly rural country. Crude oil, limestone, coal among other resources possessed by the country are hugely deposited in rural areas. The absence of a comprehensive rural development strategies the need to emphasize economic diversification in the rural areas. Extension education unn 1985 unpublished all the above combine to the better conditions of the rural area. Agricultural development intervention programmes in nigeria 1960 to date. Rural development in nigeria since independence legit. The main objective of this research paper is to understand the approaches and strategies that are necessary to bring about development of rural communities. Assessment of rural development strategy in nigeria iosr journal. Transformation agenda, were geared towards ensuring sustainable development in nigeria. Some writing on rural development thus addresses general issues of agrarian change, peasant economy, and rural politics. Strategic plan 20112014 minister of rural development.
The vulnerabilities of the rural poor to the economic and financial crisis and to climate change and water shortage must be addressed. Extension education unn 1985 unpublished all the above combine to the better conditions of the rural. Thinking about rural development has evolved over the years, in a symbiotic relationship with thinking about rural development more generally. Evaluation of rural development strategies in nigeria. Strategies of integrated rural development adopted african.
This strategy and action plan for 2017 have been developedwith the active involvement of all relevant state institutions, the ministry of agriculture of georgia having the coordination role. For example, targeting of assistance programs for education, access to medical services, poverty alleviation, and broadband expansion depends on the status of these services in an area. The quest for rural development in nigeria has spurred government at all levels to initiate various efforts aimed at solving perennial problems of the rural areas. Rural development can be understood as the unfolding of capitalism in rural areas, and as that package of policy and project interventions that aim to foster socioeconomic change and human improvement in rural areas. Strategies, models, and economic theories of development in rural regions by brian j. This rural development strategy resonates with the wider georgian government priorities, as well as with specific issues related to rural development. The concept of local government and rural development in nigeria is based on the faith. Led by new ideas about the merits of decentralized, collective. Over the last twenty years, this subsistence strategy has evolved into a development strategy that has become increasingly formalised as communitybased natural resource management cbnrm, combining rural development, local empowerment, and nature conservation. This paper takes a look at rural development policies in nigeria and their implications for rural development. Starting with an assumption of what appears to be true. Agriculture and rural development are at least partly back on the. At different period, they have launched series of programmes to ensure better living.
There are various aspects dealing with rural areas and its societies, which have been changing since long by many factors. Problem and prospect of rural development in nigeria. Agricultural development intervention programmes in. There is an overall growth of employment rate, observed both in rural and urban areas in 200020, however the growth rate for urban areas is threefold bigger, than in the rural ones. Tanzania, like many developing countries has its share of problems associated with developing its rural sector where the majority of its population lives. Problemgenerating structures in nigerias rural development. Are the required national resources in terms of personnel, equipment, facilities and. However, defined rural development is a process of social change in the rural areas through the alignment of the central governments socioeconomic and political goals with those desired by the rural people for their own benefit. D department of political science, benue state university, makurdi abstract the paper examines rural or community development in nigeria with emphasis on the institutions, agencies, policies and strategies employed to bring about the much needed. Since independence, several rural development programs have been implemented in nigeria in nigeria, several subsequent governments have implemented different policies in an attempt to develop the rural areas and alleviate the poverty rate that has become a prominent decadence in such areas. Rural development is the process of improving the quality of life and economic wellbeing of people living in rural areas, often relatively isolated and sparsely populated areas rural development has traditionally centered on the exploitation of landintensive natural resources such as agriculture and forestry.
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