Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Nigeria in Context of COVID-19

Fadele, O. K.; Amusan, T. O.; Ariyo, C. O.; Afolabi, A. O.; Onwuegbunam, N. E.; Oni, Bankole

doi:10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i730284

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“…Therefore, the subsequent subsections are pivotal in navigating global FSI to build a resilient food system in the era of the COVID-19 crisis. The following section presents tipping points within the food system as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, in which specific Altieri and Nicholls, 2020;Fadele et al, 2020;Savary et al, 2020 Advanced transport and distribution channels • Opportunities also arise in using delivery services to transport directly from the farm to consumer homes (short food supply chain) • Technologies capable of delivering foods to consumers without human intervention Hobbs, 2020;Singh et al, 2020 Improved education • Education on the intake of a balanced diet and food supplements through social media for urban areas and communities' groups for areas with limited access to the internet • Building capacity of farmers through smallholder farmer groups to adopt the technologies and transition to new distribution channels Belanger et al, 2020;Yancy, 2020 Financing • Financial support will be required for manufacturing and acquisition of technologies and delivery systems, research, education • Support will also be required to expand the innovative distribution channels as well as scale up the technologies Amjath-Babu et al, 2020;Ragasa and Lambrecht, 2020 Revised policies • Opportunity to reorient policies that influence food system performance as well as build better resilience to pandemics such as COVID-19 Galanakis, 2020;Klassen and Murphy, 2020;Ragasa and Lambrecht, 2020 changes can be implemented by FSIs to achieve specific changes that improve the resilience of the food system.…”

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Response-to-Failure Analysis of Global Food System Initiatives: A Resilience Perspective

Agyemang

Kwofie

2021

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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International food system initiatives have led the efforts to combat the threats to global food security resulting from the failure of the current food systems. This study set out to investigate and assess the contributions of global food system initiatives in tackling the food system challenges. In assessing the food system initiatives, we develop a three-step methodology for Food System Initiative (FSI) selection and then conduct a qualitative evaluation using relevant indicators based on food system failure narratives. Furthermore, the authors synthesize present literature in the context of the extent to which coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has compounded food system challenges and, together with the response-to-failure analysis, recreate a resilient transformational framework, which will be an invaluable tool to FSI during and after the COVID-19 era, and guarantee we build back better. The findings show that while considerable effort is being made in addressing food system failures, the current COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges and would require a paradigm shift not only in the implementation of conventional food system initiatives but also in the role of food system actors. The food system resilience framework presented provides useful pathway in expanding the understanding of the role of all key stakeholders and in identifying tipping points for building the desired resilience moving forward.

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Section: Analysis Of the Global Food System Initiative Through The Lens Of Food System Failurementioning

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Response-to-Failure Analysis of Global Food System Initiatives: A Resilience Perspective

Agyemang

Kwofie

2021

Front. Sustain. Food Syst.

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“…Mechanization involves the production, distribution, repair, maintenance, management, and the use of agricultural tools, implements, and machines [9]. Its benefits are threefold; economic, social, and environmental.…”

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“…We must improve our food production resilience to deal with potential disasters that may result in a lockdown or lack of access to food importation. Sustainable mechanization of food production is a viable solution to this challenge [9].…”

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Agriculture 4.0: An Implementation Framework for Food Security Attainment in Nigeria’s Post-Covid-19 Era

2021

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The challenge of Nigeria's food insecurity in the era of the Covid-19 pandemic, insecurity, climate change, population growth, food wastage, etc., is a demanding task. This study addresses Nigeria's food insecurity challenges by adopting agriculture 4.0 and commercial farming. Using data from six digital libraries, the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, and other internet sources, we conducted a Systematic Literature Review (SLR using PRISMA) on Nigeria's agriculture, food security, and agriculture 4.0. Our results show Nigeria's current agricultural state, threats to food security, and modern digital agriculture technologies. We adapted our SLR findings to develop an implementation framework for agriculture 4.0 in solving Nigeria's food insecurity challenge in the post-Covid-19 era. Our proposed framework integrates precision agriculture in Nigeria's food production and the necessary enabling digital technologies in the agri-food supply chain. We analyzed the critical implementation considerations during each agri-food supply chain stage of farming inputs, farming scale, farming approach, farming operation, food processing, food preservation/storage, distribution/logistics, and the final consumers. This study will help researchers, investors, and the government address food security in Nigeria. The implementation of agriculture 4.0 will substantially contribute to SDG 2 (zero hunger), SDG 3 (good health and well-being), and SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth) of #Envision 2030 of the United Nations, for the benefit of Nigeria, Africa, and the entire world.INDEX TERMS Agriculture 4.0, agri-food 4.0, food security, Sustainability, SDG goal 2, implementation framework, supply chain.

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Haloculture: A system to mitigate the negative impacts of pandemics on the environment, society and economy, emphasizing COVID-19

Pirasteh‐Anosheh

Parnian

Spasiano

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Environmental Research

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COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) is a global pandemic that started in China in 2019 and has negatively affected all economic sectors of the world, including agriculture. However, according to estimates in different countries, agriculture has suffered less than other sectors such as construction, industry and tourism, so agricultural development can be a good option to compensate for the economic damage caused to other sectors. The quality of available water and soil resources for agricultural development is not only limited, but is also decreasing incrementally, so the use of saline and unconventional soil and water resources is inevitable. Biosaline agriculture or haloculture is a system in which highly saline water and soil resources are used sustainably for the economic production of agricultural crops. It seems that in the current situation of the world (with COVID-19's impact on agriculture on the one hand and the quantitative and qualitative decline of freshwater and soil on the other), haloculture with a re-reading of territorial capabilities has good potential to provide a part of human food supply. In this review article, the potential of haloculture to offset the adverse impacts of the pandemic is analyzed from five perspectives: increasing the area under cultivation, using unconventional water, stabilizing dust centers, increasing the body's immune resistance, and reducing losses in agribusiness due to the coronavirus. Overall, haloculture is an essential system, which COVID-19 has accelerated in the agricultural sector.

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Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization in Nigeria in Context of COVID-19

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Response-to-Failure Analysis of Global Food System Initiatives: A Resilience Perspective

Response-to-Failure Analysis of Global Food System Initiatives: A Resilience Perspective

Agriculture 4.0: An Implementation Framework for Food Security Attainment in Nigeria’s Post-Covid-19 Era

Haloculture: A system to mitigate the negative impacts of pandemics on the environment, society and economy, emphasizing COVID-19

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