2020 World Food Day:AKSG Shares Bags Of Rice, Garri, Bunches Of Plantains
This year's World Food
Day was marked by the
Ministry of Agriculture
with the donation of quarter
bags of rice; garri and bunches
of plantain to some groups in
the state.
At the Ministry of Agriculture headquarters' field,
Idongesit Nkanga Secretariat,
Uyo, where the event took
place, Esop Mbong Iban,
wives of the paramount rulers,
wives of clan heads, wives of
commissioners and special
advisers, some wives of local
government chairmen, as well
as chairman, House of Assembly Committee on Agriculture,
were each provided with bunches of unripe plantains by
the commissioner for agriculture, Dr Glory Edet.
Edet also ensured that the
leadership and membership of
other selected groups in attendance were, each, given a quarter bag of rice, garri and unspecified amount of money to
facilitate their transportation
back to their respective homes
in the state.
The commissioner explained that the donation of
plantains to the first groups of
the beneficiaries was for them
to eat and live long, considering their health status.
Edet explained that this
year's event with the theme
"Grow, Nourish, Sustain, Together, was apt and in line
with Governor Udom
Emmanuel's policies and
programmes aimed at increased food production and
sustainable growth in the agricultural sector.
She emphasized the need
for the people of the state to
participate in farming, irrespective of their social status, for
food sufficiency to be
achieved in the state.
Describing food production
as a collective responsibility of
all, Edet appealed to the people
of the state to close ranks with
the state government in the
production of food, considering the fertile soil and the good
weather conditions of the state
for agricultural activities.
She commended Governor Emmanuel for the huge investments in the agricultural sector towards the attainment of
food security in the state.
Edet noted with appreciation Governor Emmanuel's unflinching commitment in providing palliatives to farmers
such as improved seedlings,
fertilizer, agrochemicals, Extension Services as well as interest-free loans to different farmers even during the lockdown
period occasioned by Covid19 pandemic.
The commissioner noted
with delight that the
infrastructural renaissance and
the industrialization focus of
the Emmanuel-led administration has culminated in the cultivation of massive coconut
plantations across the state,
establishment of St Gabriel
Coconut Oil Factory, cultivation of vegetable greenhouse,
the distribution of improved
oil palm and cocoa seedlings
to farmers in the state, the cultivation of 300 hectares of cassava farms under the
FADAMA 111 financing
programme, distribution of
cassava cuttings, establishment of cocoa fermentation
centre, and the resuscitation
of the Central Abattoir, among
others.
The permanent secretary in
the Ministry, Dr John Madison, while welcoming invited
guests, explained that the
World Food Day, marked annually across the world, was
aimed at creating awareness on
the significance of food and
nutrition to the survival of all
and sundry.
Markson remarked that the
yearly celebration offered an
opportunity for his ministry to
create awareness on the need
for the people of the state to
embrace farming through the
cultivation of all kinds of crops
towards food sufficiency in the
state.
Goodwill messages were
presented by the state chairman, All Farmers Association
of Nigeria (AFAN), Prince
Bassey Inwang; the chairman,
House of Assembly Committee on Agriculture, Mr
Asuquo
Nanah; Commissioners and
Special Advisers Wives Association; Wives of Paramount
Rulers, among others.
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