FAO warns against zero hunger, 33 million Nigerians facing food deficit

As effort towards zero hunger for the year 2030 is facing challenges in about five years to go, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO) representative to Nigeria, Mr. Kofi Dominick has alerted on why stakeholders must show more concerns to achieve the targets, just as he pointed out the 33 million Nigerians being affected by food deficit as a result of rising prices.

Speaking at an Agric event recently at the dry season launching held in Calabar, Cross River, Mr. Dominic highlighted the urgency of the need for Agricultural stakeholders to exhibit commitment that would ensure a target of zero hunger for 2030 to be achieved, while he acknowledged the global challenges confronting the sector with about 730 million people being food challenged as about 33m are from Nigeria. 

Dominic noted that worldwide, around 730 million people still sufferred from food insecurity. This global crisis is reflected in Nigeria, where 33 millions are struggling with inadequate access to food. 

The FAO country representative however expressed hope that Nigeria's leadership should embark on agricultural initiatives to achieve the goal just as he called on stakeholders for more collaborative commitment with application of new innovation to achieve the 2030 zero hunger. He pointed that without urgent action, the target of zero hunger may slip out of reach.