Our reporters The National Secretary of the All Farmers Association of Nigeria, Dr Yinusu Alidu, has said the United Nations report on impeding hunger should be taken seriously, noting that it reflects the real situation in the country. Recall that the UN recently raised the alarm that 82 million Nigerians, which represent 64 per cent of the country’s population, may go hungry by 2030, calling on the government to tackle climate change, pest infestations, and other threats to agricultural productivity as well as food security. 82 million Nigerians at risk of hunger, UN warns – Healthwise (punchng.
com) Meanwhile, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, Nigeria’s food inflation rate hit a record high of 40.66 per cent in May 2024, surpassing the previous month’s 40.53 increase.
This surge represents the largest year-on-year increase in food prices since records began in 1996. Speaking about the implication of the warning to Saturday PUNCH, Alidu said, “What the UN said is trending at the moment, because it reflects the real situation in the country. It is not magic; the UN is only gathering reports, and speaking to the current situation.
They are using global warming, climate change, insecurity, and other factors to make the report. People like us on the field know already that the UN’s report is becoming real. “This is July and there is not enough rain yet.
Weather forecast experts have predicted that there is going to be a drought. They predicted that th.