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The Basis for Peace Professionals (PeacePro) has strongly criticized the Federal Authorities over its continued importation of sponsored overseas agricultural commodities, warning that the coverage is crippling Nigeria’s agro-industry, discouraging funding, and endangering meals safety.
In an announcement issued by its Government Director, Mallam Abdulrazaq Hamzat, the group described the federal government’s method as suicidal, arguing that the decline in meals costs being celebrated is synthetic and harmful.
Undermining Native Farmers
PeacePro accused the federal government of prioritizing low-cost overseas imports over home agricultural growth, a transfer it says undermines Nigerian farmers and threatens the nation’s financial stability.
“It’s stunning that whereas different nations subsidize their agricultural industries to create jobs and maintain meals manufacturing, Nigeria is doing the alternative—importing low-cost meals to destroy its personal agriculture. It is a suicidal financial coverage that should cease instantly,” Hamzat said.
The group warned that continued reliance on imported meals would depart Nigeria completely depending on overseas nations for survival, crippling native agriculture.
Name for Coverage Reversal
PeacePro urged the Federal Authorities to reverse its insurance policies and spend money on native agricultural manufacturing, emphasizing that the actual victory lies in reaching meals sufficiency via robust native manufacturing, quite than artificially low costs from imports.
“If this coverage continues, Nigerian agriculture shall be completely crippled, and the nation will change into solely depending on overseas nations for survival,” Hamzat cautioned.
The warning comes at a time when native farmers and stakeholders within the agricultural sector are advocating for better authorities assist to spice up home manufacturing and cut back dependency on overseas imports.
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