The study observed the looming hitches in the integration posture of the country and interrogated the capacity of food trade in correcting the anomaly. The study adopted the ‘social production and reproduction of material value’ as the theoretical framework. The theory maintained, among other things, that production of anything of material value is not done in isolation; rather, it involves two or more persons who are interested in satisfying their individual needs. The study is guided by the following research questions 1) did food trade improve national integration in Nigeria? 2) What factors are militating against food trade in Nigeria? Our data were generated through Documentary method and equally analyzed same through Content Analysis. However, we found from the study that food trade in Nigeria ought to foster national integration as well as serve as a symbiosis that is not parasitic but mutually beneficial to the parties but there are some observed impediments to free flow of food trade. These include taxes imposed by various bodies, language barriers and security threats. This fact, often taken for granted by beneficiaries of food trade ought to be orchestrated by government in furtherance of national integration. More so, recommended, among others, that government should develop and introduce a national integration orientation programme that will be anchored on food and food trade within the country.
Economy, Exchange, Food, Food Trade, National Integration, and Production
Okonkwo Clement Nwafor, Aniebo Chibueze. Food Trade and Challenges of National Integration in Nigeria. Indian Journal of Modern Research and Reviews. 2023; 1(1):20-26
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