ABUJA— The Presidency, yesterday,
raised alarm that Nigerians would starve to death by 2050 if nothing was
done to ensure an all year round farming.
It also said with the rate the country was going, the population would by 2050 rise to 509 million.
According to the Federal Government, the present mode of farming will not sustain the increasing population in the country.
It noted that there was the urgent need for all major stakeholders to
work towards improving mechanized farming and irrigation, to ensure an
all year farming to avert the problem.
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| Minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh |
Speaking, yesterday, during the budget defence of 2016, Minister of
Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said the country had the capacity to grow
the grass required by the cattle to consume.
He said: “We have written to state governments to encourage them to
develop dams and canals so that agriculture becomes an all year round
activity and it is not confined to the rainy season alone.
“Besides, by 2050, Nigeria population will be very close to 500
million at the current rate of growth. This is just 34 years from now.
If we carry on at the current rate of one crop per year, with very low
mechanization, Nigerians run the risk of starving to death.
