By Lanre Omotosho
A lecturer in the Department of Forest Resources and Wildlife Management,
Ekiti State University, Professor Oluwayemisi Arowosoge has called for synergy between agriculture and water resources ministries to curb food crisis this year.
Professor Arowosoge who gave the advice in Ado Ekiti while speaking with Radio Nigeria noted that climate change last year led to low food productivity, hence the need for stakeholders to assist farmers in the area of irrigation.
The university lecturer also called for adequate protection of farmers against destruction of plantation farms by cattles, kidnappings as well as honeybee pollination of crops.
She advocated adequate farm inputs such as fertilizers, chemicals and improved seeds for the real farmers from government and warned farmers against diversion of such inputs.
Professor Arowosoge emphasized the need to add value to perishable crops through processing and storage.
President Bola Tinubu had in December declared that the vision of his administration was to position Nigeria as a leading agricultural export nation by year 2025.
Represented by the Minister of Regional Development, Abubakar Momoh, at a forum in Abuja, the President stressed that Project “Earn from the Soil” would transform subsistence farming into robust, export-driven economic opportunities, thereby revolutionising the country’s agricultural landscape and ensuring National Food Security.
