Abstract
The study examines the impact of agricultural transformation on food security in the
South East region. The paper employed a content analysis approach while the
underpinning theory is on Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF). The findings
reveal that despite attempts on Agricultural Transformation, food insecurity persist in
the region. It became clear from the work that the problem of food insecurity is
multifaceted. Contributing to the challenges include: the political class responsible for
policy formulation, the bureaucrat responsible for policy implementation, the farmers
who will not give room for mechanized farming but rather divert loan or grant meant
for agricultural transformation, the youth that preferred white collar job, those
fermenting violent and insecurity like the bandit, Boko Haram, the herders whose clash
with farmers depletes production, banking sectors that will make loan process and
interest discouraging to farmers, among others. We therefore recommend a multifaceted transformational approach that encompasses radical policy on agriculture,
capacity building, private sector investment and improvement of security to address
the challenges and leverage the opportunities.