Former President Olusegun Obasanjo |
Former President
Olusegun Obasanjo has asked Ogun state and Federal governments to give
farmers in the country more support in order to end hunger in the
country.
Obasanjo however, expressed his determination in conjunction with other farmers group to acieve the feat in 2025.
The former
President said this yesterday at his Hilltop Presidential residence in
Abeokuta when members of the Egba Cluster Farming Initiative paid him a
courtesy visit.
Obasanjo, who said
he is the Chairman of Zero Hunger farmers organisation in Nigeria, said
it was the resolve of the group to achieve this feat through increased
food production, thereby creating "a situation where no Nigerian goes to
bed or walk about hungry again."
The ex - President
said the farmers in the country required quality encouragement and
support of governments, institutions and well - meaning individuals to
make food available in plenty and affordable to Nigerians.
He said,
"Governments can help the nation's farmers meet the objective through
policy and creation of a conducive environment that will encourage food
production."
Obasanjo urged the
delegation of the ECFI led by its President, Sulaiman Egberongbe, to
first start the cluster farming with fish, poultry, cassava and rice
farms that "are less demanding of facilities before venturing into tree
crops that have long gestation period before harvest."
He told the group
that they would have no challenges getting raw materials - feeds and
fingerlings for their fish farms, " as he is into the production of
feeds and fingerlings."
On his own part,
Egberongbe, said the group were Obasanjo's residence to solicit his
support as well as draw from his wealth of experience in active farming.
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