The Nigerian Government has
disclosed that it borrowed over 5,000 metric tonnes of grain from ECOWAS to
feed citizens.
This was disclosed by the
Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mustapha Baba-Shehuri
on Monday.
He stated this while receiving
the 3,999 tonnes of cereals donated to Nigeria by ECOWAS.
According to Shehuri, “The
Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria loaned 5,000MT of assorted grains
from ECOWAS Stock which was agreed to be paid back on grain for grain basis.
“Modalities had been put in place
to replace the ECOWAS Stock before the advent of COVID-19 Pandemic. That
notwithstanding, I can assure you that the stock will be replaced in due
course.”
He said to tackle the food crisis
in the West African Sub-region, the Heads of Government of ECOWAS member states
decided to establish a Regional Food Security Reserve (RFSR) Programme.
“This includes keeping a substantial quantity
of food in her Food Reserve that can be used for interventions in case of
emergencies and to boost food security within the ECOWAS member States,” he
said.
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