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November 6, 2019
The Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO of the UnitedNations has said that about 4.02 million people in Nigeria are currently facedwith acute food insecurity.
The Organisation’s Country Director, Suffyan Koroma saidthis at the presentation of October 2019 CH Analysis’ outcome for 16 states andAbuja.
Koroma said the food security situation report releasedby the World Food Programme and the Organisation noted that there had beensignificant improvement in the food security situation in the country.
He said the cadre harmonised analysis of acute food insecuritysituations, carried out in 17 northern states, indicated that over four millionNigerians would be in the food crisis phase or worse off between October andDecember.
The Country Director listed the 17 states to includeKaduna, Kastina, Kano, Jigawa, Bauchi, Benue, Borno, Gombe, Niger, Kebbi,Taraba, Yobe, Zamfara, Adamawa, Plateau and Sokoto as well as Abuja.
In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary, FederalMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammed Umar said thatattaining food and nutrition security remained the cardinal objective of thepresent administration.