Democratic Leadership and Sustainable Development Goal Two (Zero Hunger) in Enugu State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study investigated democratic leadership and sustainable development goal two of zero hunger in Nigeria.The study is limited in scope to examining the impact of democratic leadership on sustainable development goal two (zero hunger) in Uzo Uwani, Nkanu West and Agwu Local Government Areas of Enugu State from 1999 to 2023. The specific objectives of the study included to; examine the impact of democratic leadership on food security in Uzo Uwani, Nkanu West and Agwu Local Government Areas of Enugu State, ascertain the impact of democratic leadership on food availability and determine the factors militating against sustainable development goal two in Uzo Uwani, Nkanu West and Agwu Local Government Areas of Enugu State. Two thousand seven hundred and thirty (2730) residents from the three selected local government areas in Enugu State served as the population of the study. A stratified proportion sampling was employed to obtain a suitable unit representative of the population. A questionnaire developed by the researcher served as the instrument for data collection. Data elicited from the respondents was analyzed using simple percentages, while the chi-square was used for testing of hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance, the findings of the study revealed that; democratic leadership has significant effect on food security and production in Uzo Uwani, Nkanu West and Agwu Local Government Areas of Enugu State, the factors militating against sustainable development goal two (zero hunger) in Uzo Uwani, Nkanu West and Agwu Local Government Areas of Enugu State include; corruption, bad governance, inadequate capital for food production, and none adaptation of mechanized farming. Based on the findings; the following recommendations were made; government should endeavor to make adequate fund available for the acquisition of fertilizers, improved farm implements, improved technology by farmers, farmers should from time to time be educated on the use of improved seedlings and adoption of mechanized farming, government should make loans easily accessible for production of food across the country. Keywords: Democratic leadership, Food Security, Food Production and Food Availability