President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday assured Nigerians that the country had enough to eat and there would be no shortage of food.
The Minister of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mohammad Abubakar, spoke on Monday in Abuja at the fifth edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) Administration Scorecard 2015-2017 series.
“Absolutely, we have enough to eat in this country; there is no shortage of food,” Mr Abubakar said. “There can be increase in prices. Yes, it is better to have inflation than to have no food.”
Responding to questions after his presentation, Mr Abubakar said despite the inflationary trend and the flood disaster, the country would not experience food shortage.
“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…
