Professor Angela Eni, WAVE Deputy Executive Director, Professor Ibrahim Mohammed, WAVE Country Director Nigeria North East/North West and Dr. Chuckwuemeka Nkere, WAVE Country Director Nigeria South East/South-South, met with the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi.
Professor Angela Eni, WAVE Deputy Executive Director, Professor Ibrahim Mohammed, WAVE Country Director Nigeria North East/North West and Dr. Chuckwuemeka Nkere, WAVE Country Director Nigeria South East/South-South, met with the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi. The Minister described the meeting as both vital and strategic, emphasizing the urgent need to combat emerging and existing plant diseases that threaten agricultural productivity and food systems across the country.
Sen. Abdullahi stated that the Ministry is committed to working closely with WAVE and other relevant stakeholders to revalidate critical policy documents and mainstream them into international frameworks of governance for effective implementation.
During the meeting, Professor ENI reaffirmed the availability of the three WAVE laboratories in Nigeria to support all plant health activities in the country.
This initiative is an important step towards enhanced collaboration between scientific research institutions and the public sector in building more resilient agricultural systems and strengthening food security in Nigeria and West Africa. , met with the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi. The Minister described the meeting as both vital and strategic, emphasizing the urgent need to combat emerging and existing plant diseases that threaten agricultural productivity and food systems across the country.
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