ABUJA REVIEW
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ITH Oood washrng off fArmlands iIInd homrsteads in large parts of the country. the private sedor hAs been urged to set up Isrob.sed industries 10 shore up food sUF-Plies, ~bny ilrmetS who would ha ... e been on their farms have been huddled up in relief camps illongside their families, posing grave danger not just for the moment but .l5o next year
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Already. pnces of fOod items have gone up in several places.
Fro m BukfHI A mu s.n
โ ข development from which Abuja reldena are not insulated. 1ll.at was MuuSleT of State for the Federa Capital TerrilOf}'
whr
(FCT).
Oloyl'
Olajumoke
Akinjide. called on the private !lector to establash a~sed induslnes in the ternlory u pari of efforts to increase food production. The mmister, who made the call al the 2012 World Food Day
in Abup. advi5eJ thai food production should not br the sole responsibility of govemmmt She noted that tlw- new pohcy thrust of goveTTlmrnl was 10 empower the fanner grou~ and the pnvate sector to drive the agnCultural transformation pJ'OCel -rhe cha llenge before us is to produce rood for the tet!mlOg population Ul this country_ nlls cannot be SC!'en liS the fClipoMI bility of government alone. 11te pnvate ยงeCtor should tlke up the Challenge of establishing agm-
based mdustnes Ul the FCT In particular. SI~ there are tremendous potential a nd elaborate markctmS outJetsr(K thoe products.- scud Akin,lde. who WIIS rep~nt~ by her SpeCIal Assislant on Area Coun dis, Mr Pete-- FWII
She ilS5Ured that the FCT AdministratIOn WII5 ready to col1J,bor.1lle with any viablt' group to promote olgricullure In the nation's caPital. parucul.uly m Conlinu~
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