• Plan To Distribute 5000mt Of Wheat In The Region
• Southwest Stakeholders Task Governors On Rice Production Strategies
Amid the banditry and displacements in the North West region, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission and the World Food Programme (WFP) have provided $1.6 million funding support to tackle malnutrition and poverty in Kastina and Sokoto states.
This came as the WFP is set to receive 5000 metric tonnes of wheat donations from the Ukrainian Government on Sunday, which it plans to distribute in the North West region to fight increasing hunger.
Meanwhile, the Ministries of Agriculture and Food Systems, across the six Southwest states, have recommended that governors across the zone should urgently embark on, and also support strategic initiatives that would enhance food productivity, with a particular focus on rice paddy cultivation.
