Intervention fund to boost food production and security in Nigeria

The Nigerian government is creating Agricultural policies and projects to boost food production and security in Nigeria in the midst of the looming food insecurity caused by the COVID-19 and exasperated by the locust invasion in East Africa and the middle East.
The government has created an intervention fund to ensure uninterrupted agricultural activities during 2020 farming season, control transboundary pests and minimize the impact of COVID-19 pandemic as well as guarantee both nutritional and national food security.
This proactive measure was necessitated to tackle any penetration of the dreaded pest and also control of all transboundary pests in order to protect the nation’s food system and production.