The former President noted that Nigeria has the capacity to produce enough to feed its citizens, but added that insurgency in the Northern region, the country’s food basket, is adversely affecting food production and security.
The Oxfam GB Nigeria has challenged Nigerian journalists to intensify their coverage of the agricultural sector by putting the government under pressure to increase the annual budgetary allocation to the sector towards ensuring food security.
The United State Agency for International Development, USAID, has launched a two year partnership programme to increase access to smart tractors, improved seeds and profitable markets for over 45,000 smallholder farmers across Nigeria.