Gov. Bassey Otu of Cross River says his administration has provided a matching fund of N100 million to scale up food and nutrition interventions in the state.
Otu disclosed this at the launch of the Cross River Strategic Action Plan on Food and Nutrition on Friday in Calabar.
Represented by his Deputy, Mr Peter Odey, Otu said that his administration would work assiduously with all stakeholders to achieve the action plan.
He said that the strategic action plan would involve viable investments in agriculture to achieve food and nutrition security.
The governor said that the move would increase food production, availability, accessibility, and affordability in the state.
He said that in implementing the plan, steps would be taken to improve food harvesting, processing, and preservation to reduce post-harvest losses.
”This plan will also seek to reduce malnutrition among school-age children and to improve their learning, health,…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
