The Federal Government plans to establish a National Commodity Board to solve the escalating food inflation in the country. Vice President Kashim Shettima made this known on Tuesday at a two-day, high-level strategic meeting on climate change, food systems and resource mobilization held in Abuja.
The Federal Government plans to establish a National Commodity Board to solve the escalating food inflation in the country. Vice President Kashim Shettima made this known on Tuesday at a two-day, high-level strategic meeting on climate change , food systems and resource mobilization held in Abuja.
Shettima explained that the board would be given the mandate to assess and regulate food prices, as well as maintain a strategic food reserve for stabilizing prices of crucial grains and other food items. He said the event was an attestation of the government's efforts at mitigating the effects of climate change and ensuring food security for Nigerians. Shettima noted that food security was one of the eight areas of priority declared by President Bola Tinubu as part of his Renewed Hope Agenda. This, according to him, led to the declaration of a state of emergency on food security. He highlighted ongoing policy reforms by the administration to ensure food and water availability and affordabilit
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