The Executive Secretary, Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria (ARCN), Prof. Garba Sharubutu says the council has recruited 1,650 scientists to boost food security in the country.
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The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to ensure food security in the country.
Jigawa state governor, Umar Namadi says that the state will ensure the present administration’s policy on food security is achieved through the production of wheat and other staple food.
My last week’s piece closed with a poser: Are the two Ministers of Agriculture and Food Security, Senators Kyari and Abdullahi, capable of breaking the jinx of poverty and hunger associated with Nigerians? Answering this question requires an in-depth analysis of Tinubu’s policy and direction toward achieving food security for Nigeria. Petroleum subsidy withdrawal skyrocketed the fuel price by 217% that caused astronomical cost of living. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared a state of emergency on food security on July 14, 2023, to cushion the effects of the subsidy removal. As I wrote in this Column, the declaration of emergency is the best policy pronouncement of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT).
The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, has unveiled three strategic initiatives to reposition the nation’s agricultural sector and promote food security for all.
Food security refers to the situation when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and preferences for an active and healthy lifestyle. Food security is a state in which food is quantitatively and qualitatively available, accessible, and affordable to meet the nutritional needs of the people over a given period. People are food-secured when they have physical and economic access to enough food for active and healthy living. Therefore, food security for people in a community, state, or nation is entrenched in four pillars: quantitative, qualitative, accessibility, and time. The difficulty of attaining food security surges with increased population and economic meltdown, making achieving food security in Nigeria arduous. What has been the food security situation in Nigeria?
The Director, Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Gombe State University, Dr Bala Modi has urged stakeholders in agriculture to explore Artificial Intelligence (AI) to boost food security in the country.
The federal and state governments have been urged to partner with private manufacturing companies to produce tractors and simple labour-saving devices using prototypes from the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM).
The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), said it has commenced arrangements with large-scale farm holdings in the region to boost food security and agro-allied products in the country.
Equatorial Guinea has sought partnership with Tiamin Rice, a leading rice mill in Nigeria, in areas such as knowledge sharing and trade towards fostering sustainable agricultural development and enhancing food security across Africa.