—Says healthy soil key to sustainable agriculture, food security
By Christopher Ameh, Bauchi
The Federal Government has urged state governments and other stakeholders to take ownership of the Nigeria Farmers Soil Health Scheme and domesticate it to address soil degradation and improve agricultural productivity.
The Director, Agricultural Land and Climate Change Management Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Olanipekun Oshadiya, represented by the Country Coordinator, Soil Values Programme, Mrs Medinah Ayuba Fagbemi, made the call on Thursday at a stakeholders’ workshop in Bauchi.
Oshadiya said healthy soil remained the foundation of sustainable agriculture and food security, stressing that Nigeria’s ability to produce sufficient food, improve farmers’ livelihoods and build resilient agricultural systems depended largely on the health and productive capacity of its soils.
