Published 24 Apr,2021 via The Nation - Against the backdrop of rising wave of insecurity across the country fueled by banditry, kidnapping and killings, farmers’ groups have impressed on all tiers of government the need to ensure the security of lives and property, particularly of the farming communities in order to guarantee food security.
Making this appeal recently was the National President of the Association of Nigerian (AFAN), Alhaji (Engr.) Farouk Rabiu Mudi.
According to Mudi, who spoke at the three days General Assembly of Farmers (GAF 2021), in Kano, said, going by its mandate, AFAN is instrumental to effective delivery of farmer support by government over the years, whereby its policy advocacy and influencing roles are germane to greater availability, accessibility and affordability of farm inputs to its members.
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