IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/bcp/journl/v8y2024i9p133-141.html

Environmental Management Strategies for Sustainable Food Security in Rural Communities in Rivers State, Nigeria

Author

Listed:
  • Dr. R.S. Bell-Gam

    (Department of Adult and Non-Formal Education, Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.)

  • Prof. M.A. Oyebamiji

    (Department of Adult and Non-Formal Education, Faculty of Education, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.)

Abstract

The study examined environmental management strategies for sustainable food security in rural communities in Rivers State. The design of the study was descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised 450 farmers in Bodo, Elele and Omoku communities in Rivers State. The study used the entire population of 450 farmers due to its manageability. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire developed by the researcher which was validated by experts and its reliability was tested and obtained an index of 0.81. The analysis of data was done using mean statistics. The study revealed that environmental challenges have a huge impact on agricultural productivity and food security in numerous areas except for the access to farming inputs in these communities. It also revealed that environmental management strategies such as restoration techniques, efficient water management systems, climate-resilient farming practices, pest management strategies, education and training for farmers as well as proper waste management are much effective in enhancing sustainable food security in these communities. It was concluded that implementing environmental management strategies is imperative for achieving a resilient and sustainable food system, which is essential for the well-being of communities in Rivers State and the nation. The researchers therefore recommend amongst others that Government, with help from extension agencies, should organize workshops, training sessions, and demonstration farms to educate farmers on modern agricultural techniques and environmental conservation methods.

Suggested Citation

  • Dr. R.S. Bell-Gam & Prof. M.A. Oyebamiji, 2024. "Environmental Management Strategies for Sustainable Food Security in Rural Communities in Rivers State, Nigeria," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(9), pages 133-141, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:8:y:2024:i:9:p:133-141
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-8-issue-9/133-141.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/articles/environmental-management-strategies-for-sustainable-food-security-in-rural-communities-in-rivers-state-nigeria/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Onyemaechi Nwanaji-Enwerem & Andrea A. Baccarelli & Brian D. Curwin & Ami R. Zota & Jamaji C. Nwanaji-Enwerem, 2022. "Environmentally Just Futures: A Collection of Community-Driven African Environmental Education and Improvement Initiatives," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-6, May.
    2. Morrow, David & Rondinelli, Dennis, 2002. "Adopting Corporate Environmental Management Systems:: Motivations and Results of ISO 14001 and EMAS Certification," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 20(2), pages 159-171, April.
    3. Kennedy O. Doro & Solomon Ehosioke & Ahzegbobor P. Aizebeokhai, 2020. "Sustainable Soil and Water Resources Management in Nigeria: The Need for a Data-Driven Policy Approach," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(10), pages 1-21, May.
    4. Adeyemi A. Ogundipe & Sophie Obi & Oluwatomisin M. Ogundipe, 2020. "Environmental Degradation and Food Security in Nigeria," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 10(1), pages 316-324.
    5. Theophilus Adomako & Boateng Ampadu, 2015. "The Impact Of Agricultural Practices On Environmental Sustainability In Ghana: A Review," Journal of Sustainable Development, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 8(8), pages 1-70, August.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Hayam Wahba, 2010. "How do institutional shareholders manipulate corporate environmental strategy to protect their equity value? A study of the adoption of ISO 14001 by Egyptian firms," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 19(8), pages 495-511, December.
    2. Nicole Castillo & Roberto D. Ponce Oliva & Julián Andrés Diaz Tautiva, 2024. "Charting the Path: Unraveling the Research on Organizations and Certification Schemes (1999–2022)," SAGE Open, , vol. 14(4), pages 21582440241, December.
    3. Wenqi Luo & Jiexian Cheng, 2023. "Transition to sustainable business models for green economic recovery: role of financial literacy, innovation and environmental sustainability," Economic Change and Restructuring, Springer, vol. 56(6), pages 3787-3810, December.
    4. Andrea Chiarini, 2017. "Environmental Policies for Evaluating Suppliers' Performance Based on GRI Indicators," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(1), pages 98-111, January.
    5. Joern Hoppmann & Alice Sakhel & Marcel Richert, 2018. "With a little help from a stranger: The impact of external change agents on corporate sustainability investments," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(7), pages 1052-1066, November.
    6. Tobias Hahn & Mandy Scheermesser, 2006. "Approaches to corporate sustainability among German companies," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 13(3), pages 150-165, July.
    7. Cosmina L. Voinea & Bas-Jan Hoogenberg & Cosmin Fratostiteanu & Hammad Bin Azam Hashmi, 2020. "The Relation between Environmental Management Systems and Environmental and Financial Performance in Emerging Economies," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(13), pages 1-21, July.
    8. António Pedro Vieira & Gregor Radonjič, 2020. "Disclosure of eco‐innovation activities in European large companies' sustainability reporting," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 27(5), pages 2240-2253, September.
    9. Halme, Minna & Anttonen, Markku & Kuisma, Mika & Kontoniemi, Nea & Heino, Erja, 2007. "Business models for material efficiency services: Conceptualization and application," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 63(1), pages 126-137, June.
    10. Eric Neumayer & Richard Perkins, 2004. "What Explains the Uneven Take-Up of ISO 14001 at the Global Level? A Panel-Data Analysis," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 36(5), pages 823-839, May.
    11. Andreea Loredana Bîrgovan & Elena Simina Lakatos & Andrea Szilagyi & Lucian Ionel Cioca & Roxana Lavinia Pacurariu & George Ciobanu & Elena Cristina Rada, 2022. "How Should We Measure? A Review of Circular Cities Indicators," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(9), pages 1-16, April.
    12. Saeed, Abubakr & Riaz, Hammad & Liedong, Tahiru Azaaviele & Rajwani, Tazeeb, 2022. "The impact of TMT gender diversity on corporate environmental strategy in emerging economies," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 141(C), pages 536-551.
    13. Dmitry A. Ruban & Natalia N. Yashalova & Vladimir A. Ermolaev, 2021. "Is Environment a Strategic Priority of the Leading Energy Companies? Evidence from Mission Statements," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(4), pages 1-18, February.
    14. Mariana Dubravská & Martina Marchevská & Petra Vašaničová & Rastislav Kotulič, 2020. "Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management Linkage: An Empirical Analysis of the Slovak Republic," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(13), pages 1-18, July.
    15. Marc J. Epstein & Marie‐Josée Roy, 2007. "Implementing a corporate environmental strategy: establishing coordination and control within multinational companies," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 16(6), pages 389-403, September.
    16. Gustavo Lannelongue & Oscar Gonzalez-Benito & Javier Gonzalez-Benito, 2014. "Environmental Motivations: The Pathway to Complete Environmental Management," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 124(1), pages 135-147, September.
    17. Mark Anthony Camilleri, 2022. "The rationale for ISO 14001 certification: A systematic review and a cost–benefit analysis," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 29(4), pages 1067-1083, July.
    18. Fabio Montobbio & Ilaria Solito, 2018. "Does the Eco‐Management and Audit Scheme Foster Innovation in European Firms?," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(1), pages 82-99, January.
    19. Artitzar Erauskin‐Tolosa & Eugenio Zubeltzu‐Jaka & Iñaki Heras‐Saizarbitoria & Olivier Boiral, 2020. "ISO 14001, EMAS and environmental performance: A meta‐analysis," Business Strategy and the Environment, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(3), pages 1145-1159, March.
    20. Ying Luo & Xiaowen Jie & Xiaoping Li & Liming Yao, 2018. "Ranking Chinese SMEs Green Manufacturing Drivers Using a Novel Hybrid Multi-Criterion Decision-Making Model," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-23, July.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:8:y:2024:i:9:p:133-141. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Dr. Pawan Verma (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.