The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Abubakar, yesterday dismissed concerns that Nigerians will experience food shortage in the coming months.

He was responding to questions from lawmakers on Monday at the budget defence session of the ministry before the National Assembly.


Some of the lawmakers in their separate submissions had decried the effects of flooding in the country, especially on farming.

They also said that projections had been made that Africa might experience food shortage given the stoppage of grains importations occasioned by Russia- Ukraine war.

But Mohammed said: “The main concern about food scarcity, in the coming months, we’ll not allow that to happen, I can guarantee you by the Grace of God, because we have measures in place.

“One of  the measures  is dry season farming, which we have in place and the money, we are working with the Ministry of Finance, we’ve gotten money from financing agencies, one of them is AFDB, and we will intensify dry season farming.”

He said the ministry was already assessing the  flood situation on the basis of the extent of damage done to farmlands and crops like, rice, maize and the number of farmers affected. (NAN).

He said the immediate intervention was that  the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management was distributing grains provided by the ministry. 

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I just hope so, because this would cause further inflation. And hunger

We pray so

What's more of shortage than what is not affordable?.

lol if dere Is no shortage will the food be affordable we can see how local rice price keep contesting with foreign price....

okooo

Believe FG at your peril.
They allowed Bandits, kidnappers, terrorists, economic woes.

Abeg wooo
Hunger de waya people 4 east woo

ok

As if you know what to do..

Great!

FreeStuffsNG:
Great!

APC and lies na devil wise pass. Rice now be N48k, wetin we dey take buy 6 for PDP time.

Nlfpmod.

Wiseandtrue:
Food wey don short since when

Abi shortage get another meaning

Asin this govt just pack mad mad people full their cabinet

triple996:
Abeg wooo
Hunger de waya people 4 east woo

Hahahaha dis one just need to masturbate on him Igbo Tribal gbasgbos so him no go commit suicide bcus of Depression
Others destiny na to be something in life,your own destiny na to cry and wail Igbo ahhh, Igbo yooo, Igbo eeehh all the days of your life till you die enter grave
Which kind of rubbish destiny you carry come dis life sef

Hunger de very bad.

The same Food insecurity and inflation that have long been staring Nigerians since your wicked government came on board?

triple996:
Abeg wooo
Hunger de waya people 4 east woo

have you finished your two spoons of soaked ijebu garri and fish head