The Relationship Between Flooding and Food Security in Kogi State
Publication Date: 19/06/2019
Author(s): Danjibo Nathaniel D., Adeoye Adesoji E., Ojo Oladayo S..
Volume/Issue: Volume 2 , Issue 2 (2019)
Abstract:
Climate change had contributed negatively to food security and posed high threats to the human survival in Kogi State, Nigerian. This paper investigated relationship between flood and food security as well as response mechanism adopted by different stakeholders. A case study survey design was utilized using stratified sampling technique among 4,170 respondents from eight local government areas in Kogi State: findings revealed that causes of flooding in the state were heavy rainfall, water released from Lagdo dam in the Republic of Cameroon, soil excavation, lack of drainage and indiscriminate waste disposal. Meanwhile, the overall impact of flood on farming communities was highly disastrous. It was concluded that flood disaster remains a huge challenge to food security in Kogi State and government should relocate the flood impacted communities to areas that are less disaster prone and promote sensitization programmes.
