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The minister of
Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, at the weekend, said the country would
not experience famine next year contrary to fears in some quarters.
The minister said
though it is true that some neighbouring countries are buying off grains
in many parts of Nigeria, the government has started filling up its
silos numbering 33 and each with 10,000 metric tons capacity.
Ogbey confirmed
that merchants from foreign countries including Libya, Senegal, Algeria,
Chad, Niger among others are in the country buying off grains, which is
a sign that Nigeria is now on the right track in terms of food
production.
"They found the
grains cheap here because our currency has been devalued and because of
the ECOWAS treaty we can't stop them. What we are doing is to also join
in filling up our silos for rainy days," he said.
He said farmers in
the country now smile to the banks with further assurance that their
farm produce now have ready market at a competitive prices, this he
said, would draw many into farming.
He stressed the
need to make farming attractive to the younger people, who will take
over from the present farmers, who, he said, are mostly aged.
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