In line with ongoing efforts to ensure availability of staple food for Nigerians, the National Agricultural Land Development Authority, NALDA has distributed agricultural inputs to 900 farmers in Ebonyi State, in the South-East and Osun State in South Western Nigeria.
Speaking at the distribution exercise, Executive Secretary of NALDA, Paul Ikonne who was represented by the Head of Soil Science Department of the Authority, Lucius Ndimele, said the input distribution exercise is to assist farmers across the country to maximise crop cultivation for improved yields and increased food production.
Ikonne told beneficiaries in both states that the programme was in line with the directives of President Bola Tinubu to ensure that Nigerians produce enough food for Nigerians, adding that NALDA would continue the distribution of farm inputs till it gets to farmers in every states of the country. He added that the move targets genuine farmers at the grassroots in order to boost food production and access to staple foods in the country.
It would be recalled that President Tinubu had declared a state of emergency on food security hence the move by NALDA to compliment the President’s food security efforts through empowerments programmes to cushion the effect of the high cost of living.
The NALDA Boss expects that in the next 3 to 4 months, the outputs from the programme, would help in significant drop in the cost of food items in the market.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
