Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Operation Feed the Nation Nigerian government program

  • agriculture in Nigeria

    Nigeria: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing
    ...food shortage have featured the direct purchase and distribution of foodstuffs by government agencies and the production by government parastatals of various staples on large commercial farms. The Operation Feed the Nation program of 1976–80 sought to increase local food production and thereby reduce imports. Citizens were encouraged to cultivate any empty plot of land, urban dwellers...
     
    Source: http://www.britannica.com/topic/Operation-Feed-the-Nation

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