The President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee and former Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, David Miliband, has said Nigeria loses 60 per cent of its agricultural produce due to a lack of storage and agro-processing facilities.
According to him, this is one of the major factors affecting food security in the country.
Speaking at an event organised to address climate change, food security, and malnutrition in Abuja on Friday, he noted that the situation could be compounded by the climate crisis.
Miliband also attributed the hike in prices of food to the war in Ukraine, noting that the increase in prices was the major reason many in Nigeria and other parts of the world could not afford their food
“There are 16 countries that suffer from conflict and are in the most vulnerable quartile, 25% of countries when it comes to the climate crisis. These are countries that are suffering from internal conflict and they are climate vulnerable. They’re countries like Sudan and South Sudan.
“They’re countries like Yemen and Afghanistan. But there are also countries like Nigeria, which is one of the countries listed. It’s a highly climate vulnerable country, and it’s a country which in the north has suffered recently its conflict.”
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