Abuja, Nigeria – This one no be joke o! The minister of agriculture and food security, Abubakar Kyari, don talk say e don request stronger collaboration between government and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to boost agricultural productivity and create jobs for people. This gist come as dem dey hold the 2025 World Food Forum. Na wah! E don buy plenty palm wine to discuss this matter with Dr. QU Dongyu, FAO Director-General.
Kyari talk say their meeting focus on how FAO fit support Nigeria to improve the lives of smallholders. But sharp sharp, we sabi say Nigeria dey face serious food wahala, thanks to petrol subsidy wey dem don remove, naira wey don waka go hide, and serious insecurity for states wey dey produce food. The rising cost of transportation and farm inputs don make this matter even worse.
To add more sauce to the story, flash floods don kasala many agrarian areas in the last three years. As e be now, food no dey ground like before and the price don dey high. So, to tackle this wahala, government don begin show us new initiatives wey go fit ginger food production. Kyari don highlight wetin dem discuss with FAO – recharge of Lake Chad Basin, sustainable irrigation, and deciding how to get the right machines for farming.
Talk about Lake Chad, Kyari dey beg FAO for backing to recharge am, because e go help restore agribusiness and food security for the region. E also call for FAO to help expand water management systems. E fit ensure say smallholders go sabi farm all year round.
Dem also reason am say na to start employing qualified Nigerians wey fit serve FAO for their global offices go help move food security for Nigeria forward. Kyari don talk say FAO don assure him say dem go back Nigeria’s agricultural priorities and goals for food security. Make we see wetin go happen next o.
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