Nigeria is pursuing food security and sustainability by making significant efforts to lessen its need on meat imports and to support sustainable agricultural techniques.
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Ajuri Ngelale, the nation’s Special Presidential Envoy on Climate Action, and Hakeem Jimo, the country director of ProVeg International, discussed this plan at a crucial meeting.
During the Monday discussion, it was revealed that almost half of the meat consumed in Nigeria is currently imported.
Due to the fact that food systems account for up to 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions, the nation’s heavy reliance on imported beef has an adverse effect on both the economy and the environment.
“I welcomed Mr. Hakeem Jimo, the Country Director of ProVeg International, who shared his thoughts with me on how we can create real value by examining food systems that, at a time when nearly half of Nigeria’s meat consumption is imported, account for up to 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions.
According to Ngelale, “Forest destruction and biodiversity loss can be minimized through sustainable agricultural practices and food system alignments.”
He noted that the country’s main area of opportunity is to create a new industrial ecosystem for biomass domestically in close coordination with investors and technical partners.
Ngelale also had meetings with the envoy and World Economic Forum (WEF) officials, such as Ms. Abir Ibrahim, the Africa’s Regional Agenda, and Mr. Chido Munyati, Head of Africa.
In order to promote new wealth-creating sectors backed by localized supply chains, talks focused on Nigeria’s value chain localization plan and possible partnerships between the private sector in developed markets and important Nigerian players.
Khalil Halilu, the EVC/CEO of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), was also met by the presidential delegation.
In keeping with President Bola Tinubu’s team-centered approach to problem-solving and service delivery, their discussions aimed to coordinate strategies for localizing renewable energy technology value chains in Nigeria.
The special presidential envoy said that “Nigerians have so much to look forward to,” expressing hope about the results.