FG rolls out plans to address food shortage in Nigeria- Agriculture Minister

The federal government has disclosed plans to increase the amount of land available for farming on vacant acres of Federal Tertiary institutions in an effort to increase the nation’s food supply.

This was said by Senator Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church’s Centennial Public Lecture and Food Summit on Friday in Port Harcourt. The theme of the event was “Ending Food Shortage in Nigeria, How to Apply The Surplus Concept.”