The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammad Abubakar, says the Federal Government is working with the Nigeria Customs Service and other agencies to stop smuggling of food out of Nigeria.
He said this on Thursday during a working visit to the National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan in Oyo State.
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According to him, the country has food security, hence, the need to curtail smuggling of food out of the country.
“One of the things we are doing is dry season farming, which is beginning next month, and we will intensify that.
“We also make sure that all the agencies that we are working with, the customs for example, do not allow smuggling of food out of this country.
“This is because what we don’t want to have food shortage. We have no shortage of food right now. I am telling you categorically,’’ Abubakar said.
He said so much had been done by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration in rejigging the agricultural sector, saying that now, it is contributing significantly to Nigeria’s GDP. (NAN)
