Nigeria: Oxfam Warns of Imminent Food Crisis in the Country

10 April 2012

TOWARDS boosting the nation's food security system and prevent imminent food crisis, Oxfam International, a civil society group involved in the fight against global poverty and hunger, has called on Federal government to invest more in small scale farming in Nigeria.

In a chat, the Country Director, Mr Tunde Ojei, noted the need to map out plans to prevent an imminent food crisis in Nigeria as neighbouring countries such as Niger, Tchad and Mali were already hit by shortage of food.

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