Farmers Still Struggling Despite FG’s Emergency Declaration

In July 2023, the president declared a state of emergency on food, with the government considering the situation of food production and availability as a matter of national security and urgency. The action requires that the government take some measures to address the challenges faced by Nigerian farmers and consumers.

However, the September 2023 headline inflation rate released last week by the National Bureau of Statistics showed an increase to 26.72 per cent mostly driven by high cost of food with 30.6 percent inflation. The development indicates that the presidential declaration of the state of emergency on food security is yet to show manifest results that will lead to the achievement of the desired food and nutrition security transformation.

There is also no known supplementary budget allocated to drive the objectives of the state of emergency on food security. He said, “The government is also introducing dry season irrigated farming across the country, utilizing abundant irrigable lands with functional irrigation facilities. This is in response to food demand-supply gaps created by insecurity, removal of fuel subsidies, and Ukraine-Russia conflicts.

Training programmes have been conducted for women on small ruminants, youth in poultry enterprises, and farmers in various states. Additionally, training has been conducted on electronic crop management, cassava farming, and poultry farming,” he added.While the federal government’s efforts can only go so far, some states have completely stopped offering support to farmers, particularly when it comes to subsidies on fertiliser, which were once popular in northern states.

He said, “I’m cultivating groundnut, beans, maize and sorghum. This year we were able to make some harvest, but it can’t be compared to last year due to late rainfall and lack of fertiliser.

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