Nigeria plans to support 60,000 farmers with subsidised inputs to enhance food production and reduce post-harvest losses, in a bid to achieve food security and local agricultural value addition.
Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State, Nigeria, has ordered the immediate cultivation of 900 hectares of farmland in 3 Local Government Areas to address the food crisis.
Indonesia is preparing 500,000 hectares of agricultural land to combat the anticipated long drought caused by the El Nino climate phenomenon and ensure sufficient rice production.
The Thailand government is urging farmers to plant less rice due to low rainfall and water shortages, encouraging the cultivation of crops that require less water.
Afrexim Bank emphasised the importance of unrestricted trade between both Russia and Africa to enhance food security at the 2nd Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum.
Nigeria President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared a state of emergency on food security on the heels of fuel subsidy removal, and the attendant hardship that citizens are facing.
