The Nation Newspaper Fed Govt kicks off food security emergency plan
Support for smallholder farmers during ongoing wet season farming“My team and I will work swiftly and diligently to actualise the crucial policies to ensure food security for everyone in the immediate term,”
Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Adewale Adeniyi, said the agency was still analysing the implementation modalities. “The government assures that all standards will be maintained to ensure the safety and quality of food items for consumption,” Kyari said. This, he said, would involve support to smallholder farmers during the ongoing wet season farming through existing government initiatives, and aggressive agricultural mechanisation to reduce drudgery, lower production costs, and boost productivity.
According to the minister, the Renewed Hope National Livestock Transformation Implementation Committee was inaugurated on Tuesday to develop and implement policies prioritising livestock development in alignment with the National Livestock Transformation Plan.Kyari added that the Federal Government would promote the production of fortified food commodities and support the scale-up of the Home Garden Initiative by the Office of the First Lady.
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