A review of food and water security in the context of sustainable development is the purpose of this study. Food and water security are complicated sustainable development challenges that are linked to both health and sustainable economic development through malnutrition. These are contained in the sustainable development SDGs such as 2 and 6 (Zero Hunger) (Sanitation and clean water). This paper is a review of food and water security that has to do with the conceptual issues, stylized facts on food and water security, food and water security nexus, factors militating against food security around the world, related empirical studies and way forward, Having pointed out some of the factors militating against food and water security such global warming/ climate change, disease outbreak and insecurity etc. strong conclusion and recommendation were made such as fight against insecurity and diseases outbreak, good sanitation and hygiene should also be promoted and sustained, good agricultural policy formation and implementation amongst other things will play out to promote food and water security, hence, to achieve sustainable economic development.
This study investigated the effects of urban sprawl on peripheral agricultural lands in Makurdi City over the period 1999-2012. The study conducted a land use and vegetation cover change (LULCC) analysis using remote sensing (RS) and geographic information system (GIS) data to analyze two epochs of Land Sat imagery, 1999 and 2012, acquired to achieve the objective. It was found that between 1999 and 2012, urban sprawl had a negative impact on peripheral agricultural land in Makurdi town, as it significantly reduced peripheral agricultural land. The study also revealed that despite the adverse impact of urban sprawl on peripheral agricultural lands in Makurdi town, its socio-economic impact has led to the establishment of infrastructural facilities such as roads, electricity, markets, and parks. Therefore, the study recommended that the agricultural landscape plan be incorporated by the government into urban land use planning systems so that urbanization does not interfere with agricultural activities and thus maximize their collective benefits.
The study was to assess the situation of fuelwood harvesting on the livelihood of rural households in Moyamba District southern Sierra Leone. With such the specific objectives were; To determine the extent of fuelwood harvesting among households in the research area. Assess the Knowledge of rural households on the climate issue. The extent to which household access climate change-related extension services in the research area. The communities were selected purposively. The respondents were selected randomly. One hundred and fifty respondents were surveyed. The study revealed that 63.3% of the total population does not access extension services. 53.3% of the total population harvest fuelwood for firewood every week. On the average households are spending 11 more minutes rep trip now to collect fuelwood, this shows that deforestation is on the rise. The study recommends that extension workers should receive training on climate change-related issues. Besides, other alternatives for cooking should be made available to rural households.
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