Over 5,000 Farmlands Washed Away, FG Fears Flooding May Cause Food Crisis

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The Federal Government has raised the alarm that the disastrous effect of flooding being experienced in some parts of the country may result in food crisis occasioned by lack of good yield.

This came as the Kogi State Government has put in place measures to urgently reduce the negative effects of the flooding that has ravaged the state on food production.

It noted that the devastating effects of flooding caused by heavy rainfall which submerged many farmlands call for serious attention if famine must be averted in the land.
Speaking with journalists after the weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) Wednesday, the Minister of Environment, Mrs. Hadiza Ibrahim Mailafia, said there was need for a national debate to address the flood disaster which is becoming a threat to food security.

She said: “Where you have in a country, well over 5,000 farmlands washed away, then the chances are that there is cause for attention. It is of national interest. So, all what we are saying is that it is a national emergency. It calls for sober reflection. It does for open debate of who did that and what.”

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