Global Entrepreneurial Agro Business on Food Security and Correctional Service in Nigeria, Exploring the Rehabilitation Potentials of Agricultural Programs as Vehicles for Enhanced Food Production in Adamawa State Command

Declan Desmond Didacus Deasley Dalatu Theman

doi:10.56201/wjeds.v11.no6.2026

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Global Entrepreneurial Agro Business on Food Security and Correctional Service in Nigeria, Exploring the Rehabilitation Potentials of Agricultural Programs as Vehicles for Enhanced Food Production in Adamawa State Command

Declan Desmond Didacus Deasley Dalatu Theman

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The paper assesses entrepreneurial agribusiness, food security and rehabilitations of inmate in Nigeria. The study was motivated by the persisting problems of food insecurity, poor dining conditions for inmates, limited rehabilitation outcomes and the underutilization of correctional agriculture programs as practical tools for food production and reintegration. It sought to identify sources of food provision and rehabilitative prospects of agricultural programmes, evaluate the quality and quantity of food supplied to convicts, and assess the role of government and stakeholders in supporting correctional agricultural operations. The study was anchored on the Restorative Justice Theory which focuses on rehabilitation, behavioural transformation and reintegration of criminals in the society through productive and corrective activity. The research design was survey research with primary and secondary data. A total of 357 respondents were sampled using the Taro Yamane sampling approach which included personnel and prisoners of selected correctional facilities in Adamawa State. Descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used to analyse the data. The study discovered that agricultural programmes enhamce inmate vocational skills, improves food supplies. However, the quality and quantity of food provision is low and the government budget and stakeholder participation is seen to be inadequate. Despite these hurdles, these programs have been seen as having considerable economic and food security potential. The report recommends the integrated agribusiness ventures to increase food security, reduce recidivism and promote sustainable rehabilitation outcomes through greater multi-stakeholder participation and scaling- up correctional agriculture programs with the enhanced government support.

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Entrepreneurial AgribusinessFood SecurityCorrectional RehabilitationAgricultural ProgrammesRestorative Justice

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Global Entrepreneurial Agro Business on Food Security and Correctional Service in Nigeria, Exploring the Rehabilitation Potentials of Agricultural Programs as Vehicles for Enhanced Food Production in Adamawa State Command

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