The Impact of Population Dynamics on Agricultural Value Chain in Rivers State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was designed to investigate the impact of population dynamics on agricultural value chain in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study aimed atinvestigating the impact of population dynamics on agricultural value chain in Rivers State.The population of the study consist of the total population of Rivers State. With the aid of Taro Yamane formulae, a sample size of 400 were generated. 400 questionnaires were strategically distributed to two local government area from each of the three (3) senatorial districts that made up Rivers State. The research questions of the study were analyzed using statistical tools of mean deviation in Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) with a mean criterion of 2.50. The findings review that the impact of population dynamics on agricultural value chain in Rivers State are: decrease in the availability of farmlands, destruction of farmlands, pollutions, illegal food importation in River State etc. The study concluded that agricultural value chain problems is not caused only by population dynamics, but by the absence of effective public policy design to reduce these problems. That as long as policies are in place that control the rate of child birth, human population and their impacts on the products and services people make and use, agricultural sustainability can and will permeate everyday decision-making of residents, indigene, non-indigene and government of Rivers State thereby leading to sustainable and friendly agricultural environment.