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Experts move to end malnutrition
Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has raised the alarm over the worsening state of food security in the country. x
It stressed the need for urgent measures to protect the most vulnerable, keep the national agricultural supply chains functional and efficient, and mitigate the food security impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
FAO country representative, Fred Kafero, who spoke at the ongoing 44th meeting of the National Council on Agriculture and Rural Development (NCARD), said the theme of the meeting, ‘Nigeria’s Agriculture and Food Security in the Face of COVID-19, Floods and Insecurity’, is a call to action, to cushion threats to the livelihood of a large section of the population.