Minister of State for Budget and National Planning Clement Agba has
decried that insufficient storage facilities for farm products were
responsible for the loss of 60 per cent of farm produce before
consumption.
Agba stressed the need for government at all levels to focus more on the
production of storage and processing facilities in the rural areas to
eliminate post-harvest losses.
The Minister who was speaking at the 7th Biennial Retreat of Weppa
Wanno Pyramid Club of Nigeria with the theme: ‘Security Challenges in
our Communities: the Way Forward,’ in Edo State, noted that Nigeria
must not compare itself with America, which, is racing to space because
they have conquered hunger.
He also pointed out advantages various regions of the country have as
regards food and its production, stressing that this could be utilized by
the country.
