The Role of Demonstration Farms in Achieving Food Security in the Imo State Local Government System

Abstract

Food availability and affordability cannot be fully guaranteed if any avenue for increasing food production is not maximally exploited. This paper therefore strongly suggests that the enormous amount of available factors of production at the local government system should be galvanized for the direct production of food through the establishment and proper management of demonstration farms at that tier of government. This land laboratory facility will additionally publicize the potentials and skills of the staff of the Agriculture Department of the LGAs.

Key words: Food availability, food affordability, land laboratory