The Minister of State for Agriculture, Aliyu Abdullahi, has assured Nigerians that the Federal Government is actively working to address the high cost of food prices in the country.
He made this statement on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s programme, Sunrise Daily.
Abdullahi admitted that there is food insecurity in the country but assured Nigerians that the government is addressing the situation.
“You will see a lot of programmes trying to dampen [reduce prices] the situation.
“Agriculture has a time frame. Now, a lot of production is ongoing. We are in the rainy season and if you look at the fields, there is a lot of cropping going on. Those croppings are not food.
“They will only translate to food after three months. So, until then, this story you are talking about will continue.
“We realised over the past few years that we have not been taking our dry season agriculture seriously,” he added.
Earlier, it was reported that the FG has setup a committee on hunger alleviation and eradication.
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