The Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has urged the governors of the six states in the South-West region to inject at least 15 percent of their annual budget into agriculture to provide sustainable food production for the region.
He spoke on Friday during a meeting over the recent protest and strike by the Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN), leading to the blockade of food items from the North to the South.
Gani Adams
He advised South-West governors to adopt the model and expertise employed by Rwanda to transform its agricultural sector.
According to him, investment in agriculture will provide food security, employment, improve IGR, reduce urban congestion, and help farmers build capacity to achieve more productivity through mechanised farming.
He said, “It is embarrassing for the North to threaten our place with an unwarranted blockade this is of no need to us. I actually have it on correct report that the South spends over N8 billion daily on cow consumption.
“It is a humiliation for the North to think that they may be doing the South a favour. I additionally have figures of the several billions of naira we spend daily on perishable products, but the reality is that the blockade that were suspended now regarded to be a blessing for us as it will trigger an agricultural revolution in the South-West a good way to certainly trade the unsightly narratives of the past.
“So, I think it's far the duty of all of the South-West governors to swiftly respond to this risk and are seeking a better technique to beautify both small and huge scale farming across the vicinity and in addition strengthen the security structure of the area.”
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