Iwobi Drums Support For ‘Operation Feed Your Local Government’ Initiative

The Nigerian Representative of the African Food Action Club, Amb Felicia Iwobi, has drummed enactment for the projected ‘Operation Feed Your Local Government’ Initiative, which is being championed by His Royal Majesty, Oba (Dr) Francis Adefarakanmi Agbede, the Olowa of Igbara Oke Kingdom.

In a property connection made disposable to newsmen successful Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, Amb. Iwobi said his connection which called for monolithic section nutrient production, proviso of tractors and implements, nonstop national enactment of 1 cardinal naira per section authorities area, controlled pricing mechanics and onshore allocation by section authorities chairmen for farming, volition spell a agelong mode towards ensuring nutrient information and sufficiency.

Amb. Felicia Iwobi participated astatine the past United Nations Food System Summit successful Ethiopia and volition besides beryllium participating successful the forthcoming United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation Summit coming up successful Italy adjacent month.

Iwobi said she volition beryllium utilizing her presumption arsenic Nigerian Representative of the African Food Action Club to drum enactment for investments successful the Nigerian cultivation sector.

She urged different accepted rulers to survey the connection of His Royal Majesty Oba Dr Francis Adefarakanmi Agbede towards pushing for greater nutrient sufficiency, which will, among different benefits, trim the outgo of nutrient prices successful the country.

“If specified proposals are implemented, its outcomes speech simplification of terms of foods, volition see occupation creation, improved nutrient security, simplification of hunger, among others, and this is what Nigeria and African countries need,” she stated.

Amb. Iwobi besides urged Nigerians to put successful researches which volition assistance boost nutrient accumulation successful the country, stressing that attending conferences and summits connected agriculture should beryllium encouraged by the authorities and backstage sector.

The African Food Action Club with office successful South Africa is an inaugural of the International Association of World Peace Advocates (IAWPA).

The nine was launched successful Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during the people of the United Nations Food System Summit and it volition beryllium unveiled successful Nigeria successful October. Amb Felicia Iwobi is presently reaching retired to stakeholders successful the agriculture assemblage towards ensuring its palmy unveiling.