Emmanuel Ade, an agriculture expert, advised both government and rich individuals to buy and store foodstuff, now that farmers had...
Farmers, officials advise on how to avoid looming food crisis in NigeriaWorried by the imminent food crisis predicted by agriculture experts, some stakeholders from the North-central have urged the federal government to start importing food to avert the catastrophe.
They said that these steps would go a long way in boosting the supply chain and subsequently beat down prices of foodstuff in the market. He said that in providing fertiliser to farmers, the Bokkos fertilizer blending plant in the state had been revived and was providing the commodity to farmers. “We produce to meet the demands; the Central Bank is there giving soft loans, while microfinance banks, corporate organisations are all helping, where necessary to enable farmers to produce.
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