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BUSIfJESSOAY WWWhSI.esdilYOlhneCIIlI
Jhundil' II
Dct.~eJ 2112
We do not expect food crisis Agriculture Minister Th e fl oods we re devas tatin g. s inking h ouses. fa rmlands across the country. President Goodluck Jonathan and state governors moved to see things fo r themselves. It was a national calami ty. SlAKA MOMO H. BusinessDay's Industry Editor, took on Akinwu nmi Adesina. Minister of Agricultu re and Rural Development. on the flood s and its spin -offs. Excerpts:
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In
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bem~...tM:""IaMOre.So,IIi1~
III . . , die ..... !Nt fIInDt
M:...tIed .,.,.,. or
1Irmen-*i'-IdqIllIw'-. ~iI<lcIobetmd many fumm t-lunaled efta ItW MCIIDd ClOp of -.~"-oobofirmbylben-t-b:mI
lNt-.rbeen hlr-miD __ c:aws;IOIIW ...... ol IIII)tunhwtt.:.mt..-t .-.lhedry _ _ _ ot........ ____ _ ~1D
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Ther.a IhM '-ullhl:llnDrniQNip;II_~lU be mo.... ulII<:aIIy, ilwillbedilficuk~lh!lNI!_
Ibo!~JULI
find llt lhe nonhem UlloI~a.IDI~"
ollbno SIIle; _1Uben 01,.. bIw bem bIr-.ed.
ollhedump.Gecunt .. DoI:uIe,....,oIfuodplOdut lion .... now illOaIehow !lilt Ntf. iImacn .ad dn poodueowiIiI!S'-bktIMD!lllt t-n ~eapIIftd iQany~ ..,,""'*b
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rocnbll:lll:llpU&lDoulllpua If!lllt~~
The team &am ~ Wlm ~ (1WMl). COIomba,. Sri UnQ. IhIII. ean. Ix.
InQwe
DOW,lIaUd.a.obe\lllld~IO_pMIk.
The"hI_ul.lInnmoill~_~.be
- . ... me"" s.unby. III MtpUJild.1II bo:Iw_
~1Iffiddy, . wllbotdll!ll:ull~lbe:fIUt_
can~lbtllood--inplKel wheft ~
rJh~Gmq"""l'IpnrJfuod ~ lion riahI: now illIIIDdIow DDt t-r. fInDen MIl Ibetr
are under ...... hal . . - I flooded _ i n
r.:, su.e.
n- --...mtilv.,la_olbid pn:ldIic2iDQ.lbe
IIDod Ir; _ _ IIoIIrioUI ....... ..,.. Thae.relaad&u
produaMOn:t-hllbma!lllt bHn ~OIf*.nd
iII..y.,wmMk-r, ...t.II:hlYl._a.,an.kt ...
QIIandWlOUldbe~W«tblood~
IDQIIlb~rJn.-.tfQO(~hIzdrd
OnIhe~ol1hll..ilIocaIiIecl.Not..o.lD~_ . .
1IOW, lIaUdMla be \lllld~IO~1*K. A poiIIt_lObot-w~IhIcNip;ll'I ~ ~ ~!IIIt t-n depIeWd III !be IkXIIl 0-15
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hIM!. bid 0 - .
~1iIId 1hey-*i~IIIIO-=~iImpl& and~M'nIin&1O_1he1lood1*'B!l.""'" ItW!I uw:I the !IQIc iI will W;c . . IIood RItftIiDa; _
!he.....,...,.
IIooded. bow loot it .... caR ID n.adt. 01 lhoK __ baopproduaioa.. ~wtidp lII p.-ieourfiood -rlood produaion. One oIlhe iean ~ by peope _11'- 01 pcaiIR ~ oIlood ... __ ollhe Ib:ld.llil Ad diM thIIl\appmed and !hi!
flood
baa ~ many
farmW& familia rna he c:onWn oilhal' t--. 11M rniIIy, ~ "1hII_bnt:.IIood~ . . tdo noc ~ .uybldm... Ilil~ h8eaad_
III . - n NIprlan.IhII ~ illIO.- ID pair;. ~Ioodprias
MarupulMiuc IRbmMian can Bel 10 pi/Ik" n Irti1IaIIpn.:e~~priI:a · lib:ocher~
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lilt. . drmAnd - are hftNy IeIplIIIIiW ID ~ ~ newt. ieanul. wv.-n.ad probIbiIiDsullhe 0ImaI:~ dIanp .... food.aorily
am-d...... p:.boI~lhe~
expenence tIW 'fUI bnnp 0Ul • IIrJDII .-.l 10 Cl ~innaftlftul _ _ ~tho!CDMI oI~""""cm beftlOrmDUlill mMmIII
and hwlIn \emIL Thefkot •• nbupal.
Wilbm..-
~ WI!IIIbn pMIrfl-. WI: ...... DOW ~ poIiI:ia b ~brmen ~ol~c:bqt.
rna. dnJo.ItIhu tIoocb. \'h
~ IIOd IIDW..." hllft!d b pmKIM! RVUUIflI ~mWJonDaa ~ N
IhelJ-'soflheb!dolDd!o!alIec1ed _ _ lhe~
.... t-n~dooelOlhoIelU!lll!l.
pen:eatolcllo:...wrfpriM'-"'-. . brmidMilled . . . . . . . a-:I mel Iboiil . . . . n ma.. beccaa or775.000l11~ ThllllquiIe_md~ Iroa:I MM IIOd 0Iber ~ mwWlI. Niporia'1 ~ ~ pRl"6DeeDInIIIIUI
.... .w.on
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~lOiIIaaK.puItLnI~. . . . .
JlwtIbodJood . . . .
.Over 85 percent of the entire Nigerian landmass has been identified as agricultural land and th is is about 37 million hectares or 775,000 sq kilometers.
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Rood ...... _!be!bdl CIlIa rJ ...... rqxaned 1(1 IN ... _1mMd 10 _~or.D $ ' -.1brn!IwM! been 1qD1I ..... DtU •nd Anuntn . . . 1D..tlich fM"'DIIIlII!lll .a.-tr ~ !
....wr-Ilenue. .... ....,...,
!IpOlIIdiIIc.t.k~didnol_""illlIflIIIU'!'kIS
rJ.-nII 10 bot ~ III ~ ID ' - pIWa lie tall me. tnt. '" do aI' on-dw-ipDf _ _ _ _ .-J 1_1DN"....... ~_ I '--.,IO_oI h a&ck'd . . - I _ datpIy ..idcaed by clio: . . uI Mt and fum . . . ML I'IaidenI ......... 1IDIWl_ .t>Ic ~ UId hu..weed lOUIe pIaIn. ...... ...:Un,. !KIll IU aIIIIIIlII ..ade on KCOIIIII rJ IN '-os
doe, incurml pI/1ICUIIdy ill AIaatn. _II d . . .
1U¥iIIiI _ _
1opa.ce.....
III~d&)s.lheptakkal_pd
.,......,--..lhIchaIInlp....
..... cIIo:lIoodI.~b~rdldfuod ....
ihtM' b diIpIKI!d papa.m.. 1", hdp~.mo ..... ' - _ dBCftlpIIO tbI: IIood on Ih.t Wi .... - - . . , ..... -'.CIIben .tKIa..y~hldCK!p illweduelOu-p.zofaupi. Ih.t preIidsv; t..1ftIIl\ICIrd . rdrBe rJN11", '*-10 hdp~cbo:waimI...cI"pa-.ly1llDnilanod
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UlS&w:an(CfSI~
lhi11-..i!:1nIl~ . Nnha~uI. ....
Grow\h
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Suppon (GES)
aaaIe, .......
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I .eMer.! blhe~ol~ lMIicinpull •• JUbIidy....... _bmd.wWauciliry 'lhilli in d!o! _lhItlheflrma( ftUD!'rIIIioa ____ now pn:Mdo!IlIrmat ___ 1hIc an bot ar--. upon
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The _ _ _ 1Ie!:a!nos. wry ...... 1neenoalIIan IDOl • Pmf DnId.a.. . _ ~ PpM. once
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_ _ _ wwld*'~mlu!;elhetcapeforhud
.i.wiII_~deam...tllllhepubli!:_
aft be-c'- b. 10 -.t.m !bey aft ~ Mdllrmed pruduaMy-uJ boteMier ID IIIDrIIIDr Md ~ u.Iy borot _ minIIUy oIfII:iM III Itw __ UId ~
iIllhe 1UI1tS....x\q WIIh!he
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_wouIdbellll!! lO luw.
hAndlr,on d!o!~ No ____
olflrmt.llilin~_
n..iII IIIidIaan IUmlftdlbclilrrb6:llllU ..... mlwboto.'-~IO~ .
_pllllanz_
. . botdorllitftrJ
chatp. 'lboI willaIaw.&oed IInnen 1O~.crapmd Itw ~ ~quid1ybdo:lft;
'lNIwiI produm 11.ooo_u _...twillbotcornplemnadWllbIddilloa:ll5OO,OOO . . . . bot~ under ........ in Itwdly _ 1'-willbot~1D IIIfdIN tum- in Itw 1IIeam .... wiIboul ddIy In cbo:p._bift~ iomWllhin IIJd 0&Ude Nip!r-. __ 2Q,000 m:ftIic _ rJ nee
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~ mouF ID pIull otOO.OOO hi of rb lana '-k In IIood .&ood __ ThII will aIaw dw procIIDon ol ll miIion -n: ....,.,. 01 riee p1Iin. The IIJe.aaS bnnen
¥rill
ADrft
flood
IaIIWII.
ric! _ _ obrIIned frooI
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cIIo:~RlceRaeardl~IDIbo:~
-w.
~ ... MIa pIOride plIraIc for QIAVI ...cIy-b~--.c-m.n.... ............ ...uIIlI!!fuod RIll Iht ~ .-.,1ft:Ief1Ift1D1IIec&ed
....... h_fnlmSril...anbil.n.ty . . . . w.on beaa" . . ol~_~.owc-I ID rd)q _ t.p; I"ripion fIciIMin.. AI. -1lIWIY'. WI!
10 IoolInID . . . - 01 inIfJruwaI seedI and i!nIiIIt:rb 'doubIe-up·1JIIlIOI(h. We . . ~_1ft'dI -'h6m",Itw_fIIII6oId,IuplVdlabJdand IUflIII1",MIa:Kd..-1n iQlft~ _will pnMdo: b __ filii alIec1ed 10 thlllIv:y an pI<Iduce food ...cI '-I1tw1lJoo;:lN.,-. aft . . .
Fnxa ... Ap-otUunIT........... 1\FIdI won It.- ymr. _ .... .-idin& I.lmlIIon IDdrV; 1DnIIeII1U W. meMk food 1LappIy. Many oIlhn:t firm _haft bft:a
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Iurwued. Wt ....... lDpuI...,. .. _ .&oed_ • pUnlObuyfood.-i.-.pptyIO.&oed_ ~ .... . , Ft m caaawo and,... pbnciac _ _ 1IIIl
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Are_Ihrowq~ _ IM""",dimakxL
AwrtJa: r...un Io:odI
We II(':fd 10 . . up wo:Mher-inda crap inlurmI:e _ _ _ .meme. 111""- bot put In pQc::t 10 m.ure dJA.sleI' ~ 10 t.mm;and~6um 1IoodI .... d!vtplhlc CICla' 1MI" _ _ 1IOd wei ndMd!.!II fMmen. We _ _ tthanabflmlon.~IIood
~ ~._.rI!~ ..... .t\IIn..~.fuodCl1lll ,. taminL ~wi11 ~r.om Itw ibid. \'h '-.n.dy pd In pIIo!.1Iood mlUI'ef}'food pnxb:daa pt..,1Uppun finumln Ibtftoodl&a&!d IRa. N die IIoodWller ItC!!dP. ~ wilemb.\OD . 1Iood ~ bod producIiDII ~ lb midple!hl kas.. cIIo:...amy rJ IFkuIIuft. LUIda Ibt IntouaIon 0I1he ~ ta. I:lICUR!d 1011 ~ ..... oI ll':ed rJco:u.-"y1IIiWrWIz ItlICR. wt.dI_ 11160 da)'I:. ., pt.d: 5,.SOD I:II!ItIuft
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-"imlloak_~
JY'Mtm'. dill. 1ft CCJ6I ~ Ind wbidI nopoow:m 1Irmen1O~~UDdeIJrwad_bfood ~Nl*1.rJIheBood~foodprodumao ~ IbI: I:6IiIuy rJ Ap1c:uIIun! .... dita'Qa 1,000
pumpllOflrmnllObot __ 10 ... for lIood_food ~1Il 1bl: G-y1UlOlL