The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has said that over 15 food security-related bills aimed at tackling hunger are at different stages of the enactment process in the House of Representatives.
According to him, these include the National Food Reserve Agency (Establishment) Bill, 2023, Food Processing and Preservation Centre, Osi Ekiti, Kwara State (Establishment) Bill, 2023, Food Vendors (Registration) Council of Nigeria (Establishment), Bill 2023, Nigeria Food Security Bill, 2023 among others.
Abbas stated this at the 22nd Daily Trust Dialogue, which had the theme, “Food Security: Availability or Affordability,” and the presentation of the Newspaper’s Unsung Heroes awards, held at the NAF Conference Centre in Abuja, yesterday.
The Speaker noted that affordability is a decisive issue in food security because low-income populations become vulnerable when food prices increase, especially staple crops.
Represented by the chairman, House Committee on Nutrition and Food Security, Chike John Okafor, Abbas said the Green Chamber is committed to enacting policies that support farmers with subsidies, access to credit, and modern farming techniques and inputs.
