Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, has said on Monday that the federal government was committed to ensuring food security and continuous support on storage to reduce harvest losses.
Nanono said this at the opening of 2019 Agricultural Technical Training organised by Green Agriculture West Africa Limited and sponsored by the Chinese Embassy in Abuja.
Nanono, who was represented by Director, Agriculture, Processing and Marketing in the Ministry, Muyi Azeez, said that the training would improve the productivity in the sector.
He said that Green Agriculture and Chinese Embassy had made the training a ritual for several years for capacity building and that all the participants had been gaining a lot.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and National Planning, Ernest Umakhihe, who was represented by Oluseyi Fatuyi, Deputy Director, International Cooperation of the ministry, commended the Chinese government and CGC for organising the training.
He used the event to debunk reports that Vice President Yem Osinbajo flouted due process in supervision of agencies, describing them as false and misleading.
