Author(s)

Nathan Udoinyang^1*, Reuben Daniel², Salamat Amos Umoh³, Agatemor Akpotha William⁴, Umuakpo Oviemuno Fredrick⁴

Affiliation(s)

¹Department of Economics, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt City, 500102, Nigeria.

²Department of Social Studies, College of Education Warri City, 332104, Nigeria.

³College of Education Afaha Nsit Akwa Ibom State, 522110, Nigeria.

⁴Department of Political Science, College of Education Warri City, 332104, Nigeria.

Corresponding Author

Nathan Udoinyang

ABSTRACT

This research looks at the impact of non-renewable energy and agriculture on environmental sustainability in Nigeria. The study utilized survey methodology to collect data from the population of Rivers State. The total population of the five state was estimated at 5,198,716 as of 2006 census. With the implementation of Taro Yamane formulae, the population size decreased to 400 people. Two local government areas were selected from each of the three senatorial district that made up the state making it a total of 6 LGA’s. Out of the 400 questionnaires sent out, a total of 306 respondents from the 6 LGA’s returned. With a mean criterion of 3.0, the statistical tools of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) were used to analyse the study's research questions. Findings from the study show that pollution of farmland, logging/lumbering, shortage of fresh water and farmlands, loss of biodiversity, land degradation, oil spill among others are all the ways by which non-renewable energy hinders agriculture and environmental sustainability. The study also shows that loss of soil nutrient and groundwater nitrate, destruction of forest reserve and environment etc. are some of the ways agriculture limit environmental sustainability in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study gave some recommendations and concluded that public education/enlightenment and effective policy that encourage and promote renewable energy consumption and modern agricultural practice need to be put in place in Rivers State, Nigeria in other to reduce dependency on non-renewable energy in the state.

KEYWORDS

Agriculture; Environmental sustainability; Nigeria; Non-renewable energy

CITE THIS PAPER

Nathan Udoinyang, Reuben Daniel, Salamat Amos Umoh, Agatemor Akpotha William, Umuakpo Oviemuno Fredrick. The impact of non-renewable energy and agriculture on environmental sustainability in Nigeria. World Journal of Economics and Business Research. 2024, 2(2): 1-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.61784/wjebr3013.

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