The All Farmers Association of Nigeria says food prices may decline by the next harvest season if governments improve security and reduce production costs.
Mr Agbayewa stated this in an interview on Thursday while discussing the structure of Nigeria’s farming population.
The January figures mark one of the steepest declines in recent years, particularly in food inflation.
Mr Oke noted that the welfare of internally displaced farmers should be prioritised to ensure continuous food security in the country.
Mr Rabiu-Mudi said Kogi had the potential to produce food on a massive scale for local consumption and export.
According to him, the registration will enable farmers to benefit from agricultural programmes.
Mr Rabiu-Mudi added that the new digital ID card would authenticate farmers’ membership.
“We need urgent intervention. If this continues, its implications on national food security will be severe,” the farmers said.
”The government should do something to help us because I don’t know where we are heading to,” a housewife said.
Some food dealers at Ose Okwodu market in Onitsha North, Anambra State, said they were not to blame for the regular hike in food prices.
