Tinubu directs agric ministry to further crash food prices – Minister

By John Alechenu, Abuja

The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Sabi Abdullahi, has disclosed that President Bola Tinubu has directed the ministry to rotation retired further measures aimed astatine further reducing nutrient prices successful the country.

Abdullahi made this known connected Wednesday during a presumption astatine a one-day capacity-building store for journalists covering the Senate successful Abuja.

He explained that the ministry, moving with applicable agencies, is putting structures successful spot to guarantee the harmless transition of cultivation nutrient crossed the country.

“In addressing the precocious outgo of transporting workplace produce, I tin accidental it connected bully authorization that the President has fixed a matching order, with a Federal Executive Council committee already moving connected however to beforehand harmless transition of cultivation commodities nationwide,” Abdullahi said.

He noted that proscription bottlenecks importantly summation the outgo of food, arsenic commodities go costly by the clip they scope consumers.

The curate further disclosed that the authorities was preparing to motorboat the Farmer Soil Health Scheme and instrumentality a Cooperative Reform and Revamp Programme, some designed to fortify the cultivation assemblage and amended farmers’ livelihoods.

“Mr. President has shown tremendous involvement successful the cooperative assemblage arsenic a veritable instrumentality for mobilizing resources, generating economical activity, and improving the livelihood of members,” helium said.

Abdullahi urged journalists to besides see forming cooperatives, stressing that the rule of cooperatives is democratic, productive, and a cardinal operator of inclusive economical growth.

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