Don blames poor policies, primitive farming for Nigeria’s food crisis

A Professor of Horticulture at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Isaac Ayelagbe, stated that the widespread hunger in Nigeria is a real and embarrassing situation, especially for a well-endowed nation unable to feed its growing population. Ayelagbe attributed Nigeria’s food insufficiency to poor policies, a lack of political will, and oppressive agricultural practices still