Agriculture has remained an important aspect of any economy. Viable agricultural programmesand activities in any polity are capable of sustaining the food supply and reserves needed for thewelfare of the citizens. But in Nigeria, Agriculture is despised as able bodied young people do nothave interest in Agriculture. Climate change and clashes between herdsmen and farmers and theactivities of Boko Haram sect have added to food insecurity challenges in the polity as populationdisplacement, death, and non-cultivation of farmlands and the burning down of farm producehave reduced the quality and quantity of food demand. Although the Federal Government hadassured Nigerians that the fear over imminent food crisis in 2013 was unfounded, manyNigerians, especially concerned stakeholders, are not persuaded that the means and ways beingdevised by government at all levels can possibly address the challenge. This paper addresses thecauses and consequences of these challenges and concludes by positing that without addressingthese challenges, food insecurity will persist in Nigeria for a long time.