Patience Jonathan About Nigeria's Success In Agriculture

First Lady Patience Jonathan has said that Nigerians will not cry for food as the country has substantially decreased the proportion of those who suffer from hunger.

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2. Goodluck Jonathan’s wife made the statement on October 2 in Abuja  at the official launch of Agricultural Empowerment Programme for Rural Farmers, Leadership reports.

   The claim comes less than a year before the end of the UN Anti-Poverty Millenium Development Goals (MDGs).

   In the course of Nigeria’s agricultural programme more than 230,000 bags of fertilisers were distributed to the country farmers.
3. Praising farmers for their commitment and her husband for his administration’s performance, Dame Patience said fertilisers distribution would substantially boost the productivity.
   “It is a thing of joy that under President Jonathan, significant improvements have been made in the agricultural sector, particularly in the area of fertiliser distribution. The National Fertiliser Policy for Nigeria is such that fertiliser seeds are now sold by the companies directly to farmers through an e-wallet system.”
   She also stated that already in 2013 the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) confirmed that Nigeria had halved the proportion of those who suffer from hunger long before the 2015 deadline.
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