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Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security Clarifies Purpose of Prayer Sessions

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The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has issued a statement to clarify that the proposed prayer sessions held within the ministry were organized to address staff concerns over the sudden deaths of management staff, not as a strategy to tackle food security. The ministry's Human Resource Department initiated the prayer sessions in response to anxiety among staff following the untimely deaths of colleagues. The sessions were not a policy directive, but an internal initiative to address staff well-being.

Key Takeaways:

  • The prayer sessions were organized by the Human Resource Department to address staff concerns over the sudden deaths of management staff.
  • The sessions were not a policy directive to tackle food security, but an internal initiative to address staff well-being.
  • The ministry has launched various initiatives to support farmers, including the delivery of over a thousand tractors and the commercialization of the agriculture sector.
  • The ministry has partnered with the World Bank on a $600 million Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project, rehabilitating 200,000 kilometers of rural roads.
  • The ministry has distributed free agricultural inputs nationwide under various schemes, including the National Agricultural Growth Scheme Agro-Pocket.
  • The ministry has partnered with the National Identity Management Commission to work on a data management initiative to ensure accurate identity verification for farmers.
  • The ministry has initiated reforms in the cooperative sector through training and workshops.
  • The ministry has also signed the commercialization phase under the supervision of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Statistics:

  • Over a thousand tractors have been delivered to support farmers.
  • 42,000 metric tonnes of grains and 58,200 metric tonnes of milled rice grains were distributed.
  • 2,150,000 bags of fertilizers were donated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to curb food inflation.
  • The government has approved the recapitalization of the Bank of Agriculture to the tune of N1.5 trillion.
  • The National Electronic Extension Platform has been launched.
  • 200,000 kilometers of rural roads have been rehabilitated through the Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project.

Sources:

  • Statement by the Assistant Information Officer for the Director of Information, Ezeaja Ikemefuna, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.
  • Various news agencies reporting on the ministry's initiatives.

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