Microsoft Co-founder Bill Gates has emphasized that improving agricultural productivity is crucial to addressing malnutrition, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has highlighted Nigeria’s potential to significantly increase its agricultural output, which the foundation described as a transformative opportunity for the country.
The United Nations (UN) has expressed its readiness to partner with Nigeria to strengthen food security and boost agricultural productivity in the country.
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The Lagos Commodities and Futures Exchange (LCFE) has blamed Nigeria’s continued food insecurity challenges on farmers’ lack of knowledge and education.
The Technical Lead of, the Genome Editing Initiative of the AUDA-NEPAD Centre of Excellence in Science, Technology and Innovation, Prof. Olalekan Akinbo, has described nitrogen deficiency in the soil as one of the main obstacles to rice production in Africa.
It is not yet Uhuru for Nigeria when it comes to resolving the rising food crisis in the country, as newly released data from the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC), says increasing flood levels have affected no less than 115, 265 hectares of farmlands In Nigeria.
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“Nigeria today has the second-highest rate of food insecurity on earth, and climate change is only accelerating the problem,” Gates remarked. “Arable land has disappeared. Pests have wiped out harvests. And prices for staple foods have soared. Climate-related losses on many African farms are more than double those seen globally. The poorest farmers are the ones hit hardest, having to cope with more droughts, pests, and diseases, which in turn exacerbate food shortages and push up food prices.”