ActionAid has called for the immediate roll-out of social protection measures, including cash transfers and food support targeting Nigerian women and girls and families at risk.
This was contained in a statement, signed by Mrs Lola Ayanda, ActionAid’s Communications Coordinator, and made available on Friday in Kaduna.
Ayanda said governments must rapidly train farmers on agro-ecological approaches to avert dramatic global yield losses from a worldwide lack of fertilisers.
She said, “Agro-ecology means adopting farming practices that work with nature, such as using local manure to build soil fertility and reduce reliance on chemical fertilisers”.
Ayanda also said governments rather than keep depending on food imports over the years, must also invest in national and regional food reserves to act as buffers and reduce countries’ vulnerability to food shortages and price hikes.
The global fallout from the Ukraine crisis shows why a transition to renewable energy and agro-ecological farming practices is more urgent than ever before to address climate change and protect communities from shocks to world food and energy markets.
