Status quo of education and agricultural mechanization as a tool for poverty alleviation in Nigeria: a brief review

Muhammad Ibrahim1,2, Deqiang Chen1*, Shettima S. Ibrahim3, Hafsat Alhassan Danjaji4, and Khadija Ibrahim5

1Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China

2Department of Environmental Management and Toxicology, Federal University Dutse 720101, Jigawa State, Nigeria

3Galtima Maikyari College of Health Sciences and Technology Nguru, Yobe State, Nigeria

4Department of Biological Sciences, Yobe State University Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria

5Department of Public Administration, Yobe State University Damaturu, Yobe State, Nigeria

Abstract

Education and agricultural performance are inseparable parameters in measuring the status quo of poverty in every given country. Specifically, this indicates that countries that have increased their agricultural productivity the most, have also achieved the greatest reductions in poverty. Agriculture has been playing a key role in a global food security and has been lifting many people out of poverty. In this review work, we collected data on agricultural mechanization and educational systems in Nigeria. We analyzed the data and brought out the status quo of higher education in relation to mechanized farming as well as poverty index. In this study, the status of Nigeria’s economy was also investigated. For the purpose of achieving a sustainable mechanized farming, we critically examined the role of science and technology, the role of mass media education and peasants’ engagement. In the end, we highlighted some recommendations and future prospects of agricultural mechanization and poverty alleviation strategies in Nigeria.

Keywords

poverty eradication; Mechanized farming; Nigeria’s economic status; Nigeria’s system of education.

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