Impact of Population Growth on Food Security in Ogoja Local Government Area, Cross River State

Student: Raymond Ebi Egri (Project, 2025)
Department of Urban and Regional Planning
Cross Rivers University of Technology, Calabar, Cross Rivers State

Abstract

The document does not contain a dedicated abstract section. However, the summary of findings in Chapter 5 serves a similar purpose, highlighting that Ogoja LGA has experienced rapid population growth primarily driven by high birth rates and migration, putting significant pressure on the local agricultural system and exacerbating food insecurity. Socio-economic factors like unemployment among youth, infrastructure deficits (inadequate roads, storage facilities, irrigation), and challenges such as land degradation, water scarcity, climate change, and lack of modern farming techniques contribute to reduced food production and availability.

Keywords
population growth food security Ogoja Local Government Area Cross River State agricultural productivity socio-economic factors
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