The Poultry Association of Nigeria has warned that the country may
face starvation in 2021 due to the lockdown across the nation caused
by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The President of the Association, Mr. Ezekiel Ibrahim Mam, who made
this known in a telephone interview with journalists said, there will
be clear starvation, because of lockdown and restriction of movement
of people since farmers cannot move to their farms.
He noted that already, the rainy season has set in and if maize
producers and soybeans farmers could not go to their farms, it will be
a threat to the poultry industry, as seventy per cent of the raw
materials for the poultry industry, especially poultry production is
soya and maize.
Mr. Ibrahim however, urged the Federal Government to assist farmers by
mobilising them to go to their farms and produce food for the country.
He noted that lifting the restriction on the movement of farmers and
mobilising them would forestall the foreseen starvation of the country
in 2021.
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