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AN agronomist, Dr. Oluwaseun Adesanmi, on Sunday, urged chairmen of Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Ekiti, to invest in agriculture to ease rising food, beverage and vegetable prices.
Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Otun-Ekiti, Adesanmi said food inflation would not be severe if every LGA engaged in the production staples like yam, maize, cassava, and vegetables.
According to him, some people avoid agriculture because it does not yield quick returns adding that a heavy investment in mechanised farming would enhance food security.
“Agricultural business is a very good investment if the chairmen are ready to invest in it because there are many fertile soil in all our communities and villages that will yield bountiful harvest.
“Each local government can be producing various food items and beverages such yam, maize, cassava, beans, vegetables, tomatoes and pepper, the foodstuff sellers will be patronising the locally produced food and be selling at affordable prices,” he said
Adesanmi noted that Ekiti communities have fertile land that can yield bumper harvests, adding that investing in mechanised farming at the grassroots would boost large-scale food production.
He, consequently, urged council chairmen to back the state government’s efforts against food scarcity and inflation, and hire agri-experts to manage the projects properly.
(NAN)
A.I
June 14, 2026
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