Since President Bola Tinubu declared a state of emergency on food security in July, nothing new has happened in the country’s agricultural landscape, farmers disclose.
The farmers say the government is yet to provide any assistance in the form of loans, inputs, incentives, and policies to support them in reducing their production costs despite having a state of emergency in the sector.
They also said actions ought to have followed the President’s declaration in July.
chief executive officer of X-Ray Farms Consulting, MOGAJI disclosed that the government was supposed to constitute a committee immediately after the declaration that would hit the ground running.
Ibrahim Kabiru, national president of All Farmers Association, said the state of emergency on food security includes tackling insecurity, mitigating the effects of climate change, minimising post-harvest losses, deploying technology, accentuating processing, and providing affordable transportation.
Kabiru noted that nothing is happening yet in the sector since the declaration but more time is needed for the Tinubu administration to hit the ground running in providing the necessary support farmers need to boost productivity
