JONAS EZIEKE, Abuja
A private agricultural firm, Davidorah Nigeria Limited, has made known its plans and readiness to partner with all the 36 State Governments and the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA to train 200 youths each in modern agricultural practices.
The organization also appealed to President Ahmed Bola Tinubu to create a more enabling environment for farmers across the country in order to address incessant food insecurity in Nigeria, alleging that insecurity has caused a lot of fear among farmers.
Speaking yesterday in a press briefing convened by the group at the National Assembly in Abuja, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer CEO, of the organization Mr.Oluwasegun Alabi disclosed some workable strategies they have employed in recent times, leading to massive food production in the country.
Speaking under the theme: ‘Agriculture and its impacts, he identified agriculture as Nigeria’s major foreign exchange earner before crude oil was discovered in commercial quantities in the country.
He advocated the training of more farmers in modern agricultural practices, observing that when food is produced massively in a country like Nigeria, most young men and women who have gone in search of greener pastures in foreign lands will have no alternative but to return to their father land.
Responding to questions fielded by newsmen on some reasons why most people preferred white collar jobs to farming, he wondered why Nigeria as the most populous black nation on the surface of the earth should be engulfed in famine and food shortages maintaining that Nigeria as the most populous country in the black continent has several human and materials resources to provide balanced diet and adequate food for its entire population.
Earlier in his remarks, Alabi defined Agriculture as a process of producing massive food, feed for animals as well as the production of timber for our various industries.
He said that agriculture, particularly farming, is the lifeblood of man as well as the cornerstone of most nation’s development.
The group also advised the federal government to address the pressing issues, such as food insecurity, maintaining that it’s important to always engage the right farmers in the agricultural sector and not political farmers who are only after money.
According to the group CEO “Our pineapple farms have produced distinctive quality and fruits for several years, even as he called on prospective investors in the farming business to visit their farm and see things for themselves.”
He assured that the organization is open to all government agencies and private individuals for partnership and collaboration for the purpose of ensuring adequate food production across the country and beyond.
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