Nigeria is set to host key stakeholders from the Economic Community of West African States to address the security challenges hindering farming and agricultural production across the region, an official has announced.
The Director-General of the ECOWAS Food and Cultural Festival, Felix Ihonre, revealed this during an interview with the Newsmen on the sidelines of the Preparatory/Inter-ministerial Meeting for the festival in Abuja.
Reports say the ECOWAS Food and Cultural Festival is scheduled to take place in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, from 6th to 11th October 2024.
Ihonre stated that the festival would bring together key players from the food security and security sectors to propose solutions to the challenges affecting farming and agricultural production in Nigeria and other West African countries.
