THE IMPACT OF MODERN TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS ON FOOD SECURITY IN NIGERIA: A CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY FROM AN AGROPRENEURSHIP PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

This study empirically examines how modern technological innovations affect food security in Nigerian technology-based farming organizations.The goal of this study is to ascertain the nature of connections between modern technological innovation and food security.It's also aimed at identifying modern technological innovations that guarantee food security and determining their effectiveness and profitability for the food security business.This study used a cross-sectional survey research design to examine a few technology-based and digital-farming organizations in Delta State that were reachable by the study population.From the managers who were the study objects, 60 of the remaining managerial personnel were reported.To assess the data from the respondents, Spearman's rank-order correlation coefficient was used.The findings demonstrated a strong positive connection between food security and modern technological innovations.The study identified the modern technological innovations that guarantees food security such as nanotechnology in agriculture, Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Quality Control, Robotics in Food Processing, The Blockchain Technology and Supply chain management, The Use of Drones in Agriculture, Internet of Things (IoT) in Food Safety, Climate-Resilient Crops, Automated Harvesting using Robot and Post-Harvest Technologies, digital farming, responsible innovation, Vertical Farming, Precision Agriculture, micro-innovation.This study concludes that all the identified modern technological innovations are effective and profitable for the food security business.The study recommends that farmers adopt modern technological innovations to ensure food security and, to a greater extent, sustain the economy.