Post by Trade Coach on Sept 27, 2021 21:53:12 GMT 1
The Federal Government Of Nigeria (FGN) Begins Distribution Of Improved Food Storage Facilities To 19 States To End Food Insecurity In The Country
The Federal government of Nigeria (FGN) has just started the distribution of improved food storage facilities to Nigerian agricultural farmers in the 19 states of the Federation in order to ensure the proper preservation of food in the country.
Food preservation has been one of the major problems faced by farmers in the country for a very long time. If this is properly executed this time around, food security in the country will become a reality in no distant time.
This action was necessitated by information to the government that there are inadequate facilities for food preservation and storage in the country. Many Nigerian farmers do not have food preservation and storage facilities to help them curtail excessive wastages of their farm produce.
It is a common knowledge that food wastages in the country’s agricultural sector is over 40% of the total output, this anomaly puts the country into perennial food shortages when there was supposed to be abundance.
Most local farmers are poor not because they do not have good harvests, but because they do not have good preservation and storage systems.
In the first phase of the distribution, the Government is distributing:
1, 000 iced-fish boxes,
600 NSPRI hermetic steel drums,
120 NSPRI Smoking Kiln
18 Parabolic Solar Dryers, among others.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Ernest Umakhihe flagged off the distribution to farmers, youths, vulnerable women at the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), Ilorin, Kwara state capital, recently.
The permanent Secretary was very confident that the gesture from the Federal Government would go a long way towards improving food production and productivity to boost the economic growth of the people of the area.
He also said that the government has identified lack of post-harvest management system among farmers as the major problem causing lack of growth of the agricultural sector in the country.
He said “Post-harvest losses is one of the major problems of the Nigerian agricultural sector as food losses due to poor harvest technologies have the potential negative effects on food security and nutrition and these causes shortage of food supply, availability, access and utilization.
The permanent secretary also said that “Access to improved storage systems and technology is a perfect strategy in reducing food losses both at the harvest, home and market levels”.
He was represented by the Director; External Services of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Frank Kuala, the Permanent Secretary added that, “The quest for enhanced food security in Nigeria is the major target of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and it is continually making efforts in the areas of skills development and empowerment of Nigerian farmers to improve production and productivity.
Also at the event, the Executive Director of NSPRI, Dr. Patricia Pesu, speaking said that the institute is committed to improving food storage for a happier nation.
She said “We recognize that women in rural areas across Nigeria play an increasingly pivotal role in agricultural production as well as post-harvest activities. Estimates of involvement of women across the agricultural value chain range between 20 – 70 per cent.
We of the forum also remember that in April 2021, there was news that the Federal Government was to galvanize food production in the country with the supply of 60, 000 tractors for farmers in the country.
The government also promised to deploy over 75, 000 agricultural extension workers to assist farmers.
This information was disclosed by the then Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Nanono, while receiving participants of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) No 43(2021) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, at the headquarters of the Ministry.
We will keep tab and let you know as time goes on what has become of all those promises to farmers in the country.
Please remember that we conduct trainings regularly for people who are interested in becoming knowledgeable exporters in the country. Get in touch with the admin of the forum for more information.
Stay with us as we continue to bring to you more information on agro-exports.
The Federal government of Nigeria (FGN) has just started the distribution of improved food storage facilities to Nigerian agricultural farmers in the 19 states of the Federation in order to ensure the proper preservation of food in the country.
Food preservation has been one of the major problems faced by farmers in the country for a very long time. If this is properly executed this time around, food security in the country will become a reality in no distant time.
This action was necessitated by information to the government that there are inadequate facilities for food preservation and storage in the country. Many Nigerian farmers do not have food preservation and storage facilities to help them curtail excessive wastages of their farm produce.
It is a common knowledge that food wastages in the country’s agricultural sector is over 40% of the total output, this anomaly puts the country into perennial food shortages when there was supposed to be abundance.
Most local farmers are poor not because they do not have good harvests, but because they do not have good preservation and storage systems.
In the first phase of the distribution, the Government is distributing:
1, 000 iced-fish boxes,
600 NSPRI hermetic steel drums,
120 NSPRI Smoking Kiln
18 Parabolic Solar Dryers, among others.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Ernest Umakhihe flagged off the distribution to farmers, youths, vulnerable women at the Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI), Ilorin, Kwara state capital, recently.
The permanent Secretary was very confident that the gesture from the Federal Government would go a long way towards improving food production and productivity to boost the economic growth of the people of the area.
He also said that the government has identified lack of post-harvest management system among farmers as the major problem causing lack of growth of the agricultural sector in the country.
He said “Post-harvest losses is one of the major problems of the Nigerian agricultural sector as food losses due to poor harvest technologies have the potential negative effects on food security and nutrition and these causes shortage of food supply, availability, access and utilization.
The permanent secretary also said that “Access to improved storage systems and technology is a perfect strategy in reducing food losses both at the harvest, home and market levels”.
He was represented by the Director; External Services of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Frank Kuala, the Permanent Secretary added that, “The quest for enhanced food security in Nigeria is the major target of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and it is continually making efforts in the areas of skills development and empowerment of Nigerian farmers to improve production and productivity.
Also at the event, the Executive Director of NSPRI, Dr. Patricia Pesu, speaking said that the institute is committed to improving food storage for a happier nation.
She said “We recognize that women in rural areas across Nigeria play an increasingly pivotal role in agricultural production as well as post-harvest activities. Estimates of involvement of women across the agricultural value chain range between 20 – 70 per cent.
We of the forum also remember that in April 2021, there was news that the Federal Government was to galvanize food production in the country with the supply of 60, 000 tractors for farmers in the country.
The government also promised to deploy over 75, 000 agricultural extension workers to assist farmers.
This information was disclosed by the then Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Nanono, while receiving participants of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) No 43(2021) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, Plateau State, at the headquarters of the Ministry.
We will keep tab and let you know as time goes on what has become of all those promises to farmers in the country.
Please remember that we conduct trainings regularly for people who are interested in becoming knowledgeable exporters in the country. Get in touch with the admin of the forum for more information.
Stay with us as we continue to bring to you more information on agro-exports.