He said food commodities that could be produced locally should not be imported, as this undermines efforts to boost domestic production.
The Poultry Association of Nigeria has called for continuous federal government support through grain intervention in 2024.
“The minister needs to have stakeholders’ engagement to fully understand the agricultural ecosystem beyond farming.”
Poultry farmers in Lagos have decried the egg glut in the market and appealed to the government to mop up the produce.
“Unfortunately, there are some people that are trying to undermine what we have done by saying the CBN had to go through the national body in order to assist the poultry farmers.’’
