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The time has come for a deliberate policy of government on sustainable food self-sufficiency in Nigeria for social safety and security. Food security –availability, accessibility, and affordability to meet the dietary needs of individuals– is a critical global issue that cannot be treated with levity.
He said: “I would like to explore with you and have a partnership that we can find with the German government in supporting us in our new resolve to up the ante in food production. Our new policy now is to partner with anyone who wants to come and farm in Ogun state by providing the land, ensuring that the lands are accessible, by also clearing the lands”.
The Consul General, while responding, said that the German government was looking at increasing its ties with the Ogun state in the agricultural sector and energy transition. He said: “We are bringing mechanised farming to the fore. Yesterday’s crisis will become today’s opportunity. Fertilisers are being supplied to farmers as we speak. Agriculture and economic diversification provide the answers to our problems. We will not continue to import food. We know how to turn lack into abundance, and the world will watch us do it again.
In its move to complement the federal government’s effort, Ogun state is now exploring the possibility of leveraging digital agriculture to boost food production. The state commissioner for agriculture and food security, Mr Bolu Owotomo, during an agricultural show organised by the ministry in Abeokuta to mark the 2024 Lisabi Day Festival called for the deployment of digital agriculture to boost food production to meet rising global demand.
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