An Agriculturist, Emmanuel Ogbonda, has called on Authorities, particularly Government at various levels, to involve all strata of schools in agriculture as a means of improving food shortage in the country.
This, he said, is in the face of growing food shortage warranted by the effects of the COVID-19, pandemic, flood, climate change and insecurity issue across the nation,
Ogbonda, who is the Supervising, Agric Trade Group, Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce (PHCCIMA), made the call in an interview with newsmen, saying if strict measures are not taken to fight the current food scarcity in the country, “people may start suffering from mal-nutrition, hunger, and death may likely set in”.
On the part of Government, he said emphasis should be laid on showing practical interest by investing more in agriculturap products that do well in their soils across the country.
For schools, which include primary, secondary and tertiary institutions, he said the enabling environment for farming be created be the school authorities.
“Agriculture is one important sector that government needs to pay attention to. COVID-19 and insecurity are major challenges that have affected food production. Weather has not also been friendly, making farmers to harvest their crops prematurely, as well as flood that ravaged people’s farmlands destroying crops.
“Once there is shortage of food supply from the source, definitely there will be scarcity. That is what is happening presently: food is…
