Association  vow to collaborate, strengthen food security to eradicate poverty in Nigeria

By Fatima Saka 

An association has assured to collaborate with the Federal Government in promoting food and nutrition security, eradicating poverty and ending hunger through reformative agriculture. 

This was revealed on Friday, in Abuja by the Sasakawa Association (SAA)  Country’s New Director, Dr Godwin Atser, during a courtesy visit to the Director, Federal Department of Agriculture, Malam Abdullahi Abubakar. 

The director of Sasakawa Association disclosed that his visit is aimed at fostering the already existing partnership with Nigeria as well as strengthen it. 

“We are here to foster that relationship and build on it and strengthen it more and more. We are here to renew our commitment to the Federal Government of Nigeria that Sasakawa is here,” he said. 

He said the SAA strategy is in line with the priorities of the government of Nigeria. “We are ready to work and support the efforts of the government to increase agricultural productivity sustainably.

 “This is such that together we can help eradicate hunger and poverty and make our farmers proud,” he said. 

Speaking further, he said that the strategy of the association is regenerative agriculture, which is, agriculture being implemented in a way that does not undermine or jeopardize the environment.

 While responding, Abubakar said that he cherished the visit and was equally elated that the collaboration between SAA and Nigeria had grown.

He expressed readiness to assist smallholder farmers with relevant starter packs so that they could become large-scale farmers.

Also, Prof. Sani Miko, the former Country Director of Sasakawa, commended Abubakar for his support to him while in office, and for continuous cooperation with the association.

Miko urged him to extend the same support to the new Country Director of Sasakawa.