Another World Food Day with the theme 'Water is life, water is food.
Leave No One Behind' was commemorated, on Monday, where the Federal Government, Food and Agriculture Organisation, FAO, Nigeria, ActionAid Nigeria, AAN, and Oxfam in Nigeria, called for proper water resources management for massive food production that would impact Nigerians positively amid high food prices, climate change pact of flood disasters, drought, and sustainable food policies.
"Each year, the Food and Agriculture Organization comes up with a theme. The theme for this year's World Food Day is 'Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind'. "The colossal ramifications of climate change which include incidences of droughts, rainfall variability and desertification pose an even greater challenge by putting the planet's water resources under increasing stress in most regions of the world.
"This will begin with priority crops including Wheat, Rice, Maize and Cassava with an aggressive sustainable plan for up-scaling and replicating the same for other crops, livestock and fisheries across the federation. Meanwhile, the Minister represented by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Ernest Umakhihe, went on farm visits at Gwagwalada, Kuje and other places in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja as part of activities to mark the WFD.
"It is also where failure to act will have the gravest consequences. Freshwater is not infinite, and we need to stop taking it for granted. "Businesses need to become water stewards. That means making concrete commitments to improving water use efficiency and reducing pollution across the supply chain.
The Country Director, AAN, Andrew Mamedu, expressed concern following the daunting challenges smallholder farmers grapple with, while pointing out that it is of critical importance of addressing the water poverty gap in Nigeria following the theme, 'Water is Life, Water is Food. Leave No One Behind,' which serves as a poignant reminder of the vital role water plays in eradicating poverty.
'In the agricultural sector, the limited irrigation of only one percent of Nigeria's crop land highlights the overwhelming dependence on rainfall for irrigation.
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