Harnessing Nigeria’s Investment in Satellite Technology for Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security

Zubair A. Opeyemi and J. O. Akinyede
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Zubair A. Opeyemi: National Space Research and Development Agency, Nigeria
J. O. Akinyede: African Regional Centre for Space and Technology Education, Nigeria

International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR), 2012, vol. 3, issue 1, 63-72

Abstract: This paper examines the relevance of satellite technology in promoting and sustaining agricultural development and food security in Africa and Nigeria in particular. Some of the common problems facing agricultural development in Nigeria and Africa as a whole are discussed. The authors justify the relevance of Nigeria’s investment in satellite technology for improving agricultural production in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. The paper also presents selected applications of NigeriaSat-1 in sustainable agriculture and food security as embarked on by the government of Nigeria through the National Space Research and Development Agency. Policy recommendations were made to further boost agricultural production and food security in Africa and particularly Nigeria.

Date: 2012
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