10th U6+ Consortium of African Universities International Conference

Poverty, conflict/crisis, climate change, and poor agricultural practices have been the major contributors to food insecurity in Nigeria, particularly in the cosmopolitan Ilorin Emirate. low income, poor educational system, oil dependency, unemployment, laziness, health challenges, environmental degradation, bad governance, and debt burden have been interconnected to trigger food insecurity in the Emirate. There has been an insurgency of conflicting interests between farmers and herders, a situation that has led to crises, incessant killings, and destruction of properties. The greenhouse gas emissions, irregular rainfall during the rainy seasons, in addition to poor agricultural systems and practices, have significantly contributed to food insecurity in the Emirate. Therefore, the Emirate has been in precarious economic, political, social, and cultural conditions. This work aims to historically appraise several individual steps adopted by a few individuals to mitigate food insecurity and create economic opportunities and stability in the Emirate. Qualitative and quantitative research approaches are employed in this work. The method used involved oral interviews, case studies, participant observation, sampling techniques, and data analysis (descriptive statistics, binary logistic regression, and principal component analysis). The research concluded that food crises and economic hardship could be mitigated in the cosmopolitan Ilorin Emirate through the adoption and sustainability of bioresources/climate-smart/traditional practices in animal production, a sector of the broader economy.