The Federal Government on Monday assured the citizens that the country had enough to eat and there would be no shortage of food.
The Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Dr Mohammad Abubakar, gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja at the fifth edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) Administration Scorecard 2015-2017 series.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the scorecard series is organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture to showcase the achievements of President Buhari’s Administration in over seven years of being in office.
Responding to questions after his presentation, Abubakar said the inflationary trend, a global phenomenon and the flood disaster notwithstanding, the country would not experience food shortage.
“Absolutely, we have enough to eat in this country, there is no shortage of food.
“There can be an increase in prices Yes, it is better to have inflation than to have no food.
“We are self-sufficient in rice and we are the number one producer of rice in Africa and number four in the world.
“We are also the number one producer of cassava and yam as well as the number two producer of sorghum after America and number three producer of millet.
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