Abiodun Akinola OLADITI*, GANIYU Akeem Alatise, Mulikat Oluwatoyin MUSTAPHA and Lukuman Lekan ADELAKUN

Department of Social Studies and Civic Education, Faculty of Social Science Education, Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author: Abiodun Akinola OLADITI, Department of Social Studies and Civic Education, Faculty of Social Science Education, Emmanuel Alayande University of Education, Nigeria.

Received: August 26, 2024; Published: October 08, 2024

Abstract

Food security and clean environment are prime needs of human beings in any given society. This perhaps informed the inclusion of eradication of hunger and poverty as one of the 17 cardinal goals of the Sustainable Developments Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations to promote an atmosphere where human beings can live in sound health, and environment devoid of pollutions. Agriculture, which is the major source of food, is the main stay of the world economy, Nigeria inclusive. The sector in Nigeria’s economy has suffered setback and relegated to the background by stakeholders since the 1970’s era of Oil boom. Youths, in their prime age who occupies enviable sector of the nation’s population structure have neglected farming for white collar jobs, entrepreneurship activities that could have made them job creators, entrepreneurs and self-reliant has not been given adequate attention by successive governments. This is in spite of the fact that craves for white-collar jobs are not available; talk less of being adequate. It is against this background that this study examined Agricultural prowess with reference to the planting of cash crops, especially, the planting of palm trees for the production of abundant palm oil which is becoming a vital global resources for the aviation industry as portrayed by the recent Indonesia invention of commercial flight utilizing palm-oil blended jet fuel. This is capable of lowering the greenhouse effects on the environment, a Climate Change policy of the United Nation’s SDGs working towards cutting the carbon footprint of the aviation industry by using alternative fuels. Findings from the study revealed among others that there are available land for mechanized cultivation of palm trees in the study area; inadequate facilities to encourage farmers are lacking; self-will on the part of the youths is at lower ebb; government’s commitment to necessary supports to youths and farmers remains rhetoric; other stakeholders and non governmental agencies’ contributions to agricultural development programmes are still minimal. It was therefore recommended that recourse be found to the identified issues capable of affecting agricultural productivity and its largess in Nigeria.

Keywords: Emerging Technology; Globalized Economy; Green Economy; Safe Environment; Sustainable Economy

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Citation

Citation: Abiodun Akinola OLADI., et al. “Green Economy, Safe Environment and Emerging Technology as the Hub of Sustainable Economy in Nigeria in an Emerging Globalized Economy". Acta Scientific Agriculture 9.1 (2025): 16-24.

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