Abstract: Global environmental problems have become the concern of all and sundry. Various policy principles have been put in place to checkmate the intensification of these anomalies, especially global warming, ozone layer depletion and climate change. The anticipation is that States in the global polity should have a corresponding environmental policy framework that is in tandem with global environmental laws. Various sectorial activities in real time have adverse effects on the environment, and these include the extractive industry as well as agriculture. Agriculture is the major source of livelihood and sustenance and employs a reasonable percent of the Nigerian population, yet various practices in this arena are however destructive and inimical to the environment. Deforestation, over-grazing, bush burning and a host of other unfriendly practices contributes to the degradation of the biosphere. In recent time, the new framework is policy integration. This work however examines the degree of policy integration and policy principles in Nigeria’s environmental framework, with emphasis on the agricultural sector. It is observed here that inspite of the noble environmental laws and policies in Nigeria; the integration of environmental principles to agriculture cum its full implementation is relatively poor. The thrust of this generally boils down to poverty and the lack of a decent and honest monitoring system. An awakening towards policy reconciliation is recommended.
Keywords: Agriculture, environment, policy, policy integration, policy principle, Nigeria.
Title: Policy Integration and Policy Principle: The Nigerian Agricultural Sector in Perspective
Author: Young A. Nkpah, Larry-love .E. Nduonofit, Gold Nwala-Cadger
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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