A College Don, Prof. Joseph Omada, has urged the Federal Authorities to be extra proactive in addressing the safety challenges dealing with the nation to make sure meals sufficiency.
Omada made the decision in his paper presentation as a part of actions for the 4th Convocation of Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja.
In his lecture, titled: “Offering Nationwide Meals Safety: The Position of Nigerian Tertiary Establishments”, Omada appealed to the federal authorities to swiftly deal with the insecurity within the nation to allow farmers produce sufficient meals with out the concern of being attacked.
Omada, who was the previous Reactor, Kogi Polytechnic, additionally urged the federal government to help farmers with high quality seeds and progressive instruments to spice up farm merchandise.
“Dry season and irrigation farming also needs to be inspired and supported by the federal government to each small and enormous scale farmers.
“Good roads, water, faculties and electrical energy needs to be offered for rural areas to cut back rural-urban migration,” he mentioned.
The don, who’s the Director, Analysis Administration, Nationwide Open College of Nigeria (NOUN), additional confused the necessity for Polytechnics to evolve the usage of acceptable instruments and human assets within the manufacturing, processing, and storage of meals gadgets.
“The Polytechnics ought to take the lead via expertise, vocation, entrepreneurship, and coaching methods to assist Nigeria remedy the nationwide meals safety challenges.
“At the moment, the usage of trendy expertise within the manufacturing and distribution of agricultural merchandise may be very low in Nigeria.
“It is usually obligatory that the Polytechnic establishes the Faculty of Meals Science and Know-how to cater for meals manufacturing, processing, and storage according to reaching the aims of the Sustainable Improvement Objectives (SDGs).
“The event of Nigeria within the Millennium period is tied to meals safety.
“Farmers want encouragement and assist from the federal government, establishments and different companions as a way to return to their farms for each wet and dry season farming, in order that there will likely be meals in considerable provide,” Omada mentioned.
He, nonetheless, counseled the federal authorities for its current efforts to spice up meals safety via the cultivation of a number of hectares of farmland for grains this dry season.
The professor urged politicians to develop a political will to make sure that meals is offered for the citizenry.
Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, would on Saturday maintain a mixed Convocation ceremony for 10 units of graduating college students from 2014 to 2023 tutorial classes.
In accordance with the Rector of the Establishment, Dr Salisu Ogbo, a complete of seven,653 college students are graduating with Nationwide Diploma whereas 4,427 college students are graduating with Larger Nationwide Diploma.