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Former president of the Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology (NIFST), Sunday Bamgbose, recently delivered a paper on the nation’s outlook in terms of food security, which drew a rapturous applause. He elaborates on his position in this interview with
PAUL UKPABIO and also speaks about issues concerning his private life and lifestyle.
Your organisation is made up of experts on food issues. How prepared is Nigeria for food sufficiency?
Sadly, Nigeria is far from food sufficiency despite the presence of many experts on food issues both on our platform (NIFST) and other similar or related platforms. This can be attributed to many factors, including insecurity, poor funding, lack of coordination among the various stakeholders in the food value chain, government’s lack of commitment to food sufficiency despite the lip service being paid to it and playing politics with food matters. These and other factors make the issu