AKEREDOLU’S AGRICULTURAL INTERVENTION TRIGGERS DECLINE IN FOOD PRICES.
ALOZIE GENEVIEVE
TCC NEWS

The truth is that everybody needs food. But the challenges that come with providing adequate food to the increasing population of a nation shows why food security should be a top priority for all in leadership.


According to the United Nations’ Committee on World Food Security, Food Security implies “people, at all times, have physical, social and nutritious food that meets their food preferences for an active and healthy life”


Following the climate change, growing global population, rising food prices and environmental conditions that pose difficult challenges in ensuring the availability of food to the world teeming population, some adaptive measures in line with global changes such as provision of Water, application of land use act, and Postharvest food processing has been taken by some responsive leaders across the world to ensure sustainability of food security.


To ensure food security, for all countries both developed and developing, the place of Agriculture must not be neglected in every country’s annual budgeting. That is why the Ondo state government under the leadership of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN, made Agriculture paramount on his agenda.


In a bid to ensure food security, so many steps have been adopted by this present government to increase food production and Agribusiness. In 2018, 450, 000 cocoa and 25,000 cashew seedlings were distributed to farmers just to boost its production and generate revenue for the State.



During the flag off of the Cocoa and Cashew seedling disbursement, the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Agric and Agribusiness Mr. Akin Olotu, said the This initiative is tailored to create employment for the youths and also positioning cocoa production in the country and West Africa at large.


The Ondo state government also collaborated with the Federal government on National Egg Production Scheme with 64,000 layers which currently involves 32 farmers participating in the empowerment. This has in return yielded in the increase of meat supply as well as improving the nutritional intakes of citizens.


To encourage farmers and boost Agricultural productivity, Akeredolu led administration procured and distributed 1,000 metric tons of fertilizer to various farm service centers in the state.


In recognition of the vital role that Agriculture play in the development of any nation, Ondo state House of Assembly approved the request of the executive arm of government to borrow N2Billion for the Commercial Agric Credit Scheme (CACS) fund. This fund was later distributed to farmers as credit loan to enhance their farm produce as well as improving the food supply in the State.


All these measures have yielded positive results as recorded by Consumer Price Index CPI/ Inflation report released by the National Bureau of Statistics. The report shows the prices of food items has witnessed a decline in Ondo state while some other states across the nation battles with inflation in the prices of food.

Today the prices of food in Ondo state has drastically reduced as dwellers can afford to live a life style with little amount spent on food purchase. All these, is because of the governor’s initiative of making the state a “Zero Hunger State”. He will not stop at this; as other measures are being put in place to maintain food security in Ondo state.

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