Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s nominee for president in the most recent election, has encouraged the Federal Government to make significant investments in agriculture in an effort to resolve the nation’s continuing food issue.
The comment was made by the former governor of Anambra in a statement released on Monday in honour of World Food Day in 2023.
Obi stated that the nation’s food issue might be resolved if the Federal Government consented to use the fertile land in the country’s northern region for agriculture.
He claimed that if the area were used, it would yield enough for both domestic use and export.
Obi bemoaned how food production is being undermined by the actions of non-state actors wreaking havoc in numerous Nigerian areas.
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Accordingly, the vast majority of Nigerians spend all of their disposable cash on food, which is frequently insufficient, according to his remark.
“The horrific wave of attacks on Nigerian farmers by armed and terrorist organisations has continued to impede agricultural production and food supplies, posing a threat to further plunge the nation into a severe famine crisis. The food problem in Nigeria is severely exacerbated by inadequate agricultural investment.
“I have argued that if the huge, fertile plains of the North were put to profitable agricultural use, they would yield enough food for both local consumption and exports, potentially generating more income than we earn from oil. For Nigeria and the rest of the globe to have access to enough food, government must spend extensively in agriculture.
