By Joseph Edegbo
Africa Media Development Foundation has said that low understanding and awareness among the populace could fuel food insecurity, just as the World Food Program Tags Nigeria, Hunger Hotspot
This therefore suggests the need to strengthen the capacity of Journalists to report food insecurity.
Deputy Director, Africa Media Development Foundation, Mrs Sekyen Dadik stated this at the opening of a One day training of a group of Journalists in Kaduna, on Food Security organised by the NGO in collaboration with an agro based firm, OmniAgrik.
She said while farmers await interventions from government and development partners, it is important that the media plays its role in amplifying the issues and continue to draw attention of relevant stakeholders to the risks faced by larger and small scale farmers.
Similarly, it portends the risks for food security and economic growth in future.
She noted with regret that the concept of food insecurity is new to the public and even the media who are saddled with the responsibility of enlightening the general public.
AFRICA PRIME NEWS reports that the World Food Program reported recently that Nigeria and 22 other countries around the globe would experience acute food insecurity over next four months.
The Report attributed the imminent acute food insecurity to conflicts, economic repercussions of COVID-19 and climate crisis in these countries already tagged as “hunger hotspots”