FG partners Abia to reduce food imports, high cost
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has declared that it is collaborating with Abia State and other partners to boost food security and supply which will reduce food importation into the country.
It also said that Nigeria’s vast and arable land are rich in enough to produce food for the growing population and drive export.
The Abia State Coordinator of Federal Ministry of Agriculture and food security, Aloysius Chibuzor Mba said this in Umuahia while delivering the address from the ministry during the 2025 World Food Day celebration in Abia State.
He said that conflicts in farms, inflation in food prices, climate change crises, inadequate infrastructure are some of the major challenges affecting food production and nutrition.
The Ministry said that it had invested in crops like cassava and maize which it said would reduce food imports, improve value chains and strengthen food supply.
In his speech, Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, represented by the Secretary to the Abia State government, Professor Kenneth Kalu said his administration would continue to make life better for Abia farmers and all residents at large.
Earlier in his speech, Abia State Commissioner for Agriculture, Cliff Agbaeze announced that the State had developed Abia Agriculture Dynamic Data Base System to digitally register all Abia farmers, their farms, and activities.
He also said that his Ministry was boosting nutrition, protecting farmers from climate change crises and post-harvest losses.