Federal Government Denies Reports Of Famine
The Federal Government has denied reports of imminent
famine by some United Nations (UN) agencies.
This development was a follow up of reports by Food
and Agriculture Organization, World Food Programme and International Fund for
Agricultural Development which reported that Nigeria was one of the countries
that would suffer famine, food shortage and malnutrition.
Responding to the reports, the Minister of Agriculture
and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, stressed that it was virtually
impossible for Nigeria to face famine or starvation as the country is a major
source of food for other African countries which include Algeria, Libya among
others.
Speaking on malnutrition, the minister maintained that
it could be the result of unbalanced food nutrients and wrong approach to
processing materials used for food packaging.
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