Niger, a West African country is facing the overwhelming blows of food scarcity in recent times. Food insecurity is the present bugbear of the African Government. The problem is moderate in some parts of Nigeria and severe in some other parts. A report from the United Nations states that approximately three-fifth of the total population is under the problem of food shortage.
A non-governmental organization of the United Nations has appealed to countries across the world for aid to curb the suffering of Nigerian people so that Nigeria can keep the consequences of food scarcity away. Khardiata Lo N'Diaye, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator said, “It is imperative to support the Government in its efforts to mobilize the resources to satisfy the food needs of the most vulnerable”.
A survey, conducted by her last December reveals that 2.7 million people have been suffering severe food insecurity and the number of people suffering moderately from the same problem goes up to 5.1 million that is more than half of the total population. The United Nations and their partner organizations are coordinating with the African authorities to respond to the needs of the suffering in Nigeria.
Digging the causes for the ongoing food paucity shows that an irregular, premature and ill-distributed rainfall in 2009 led to the insufficiency of cereal and grain production. The whimsicality of nature has come down as a curse on innocent people and livestock of Nigeria. The Government is evaluating the volume of fund needed to address this national issue.
A non-governmental organization of the United Nations has appealed to countries across the world for aid to curb the suffering of Nigerian people so that Nigeria can keep the consequences of food scarcity away. Khardiata Lo N'Diaye, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator said, “It is imperative to support the Government in its efforts to mobilize the resources to satisfy the food needs of the most vulnerable”.
A survey, conducted by her last December reveals that 2.7 million people have been suffering severe food insecurity and the number of people suffering moderately from the same problem goes up to 5.1 million that is more than half of the total population. The United Nations and their partner organizations are coordinating with the African authorities to respond to the needs of the suffering in Nigeria.
Digging the causes for the ongoing food paucity shows that an irregular, premature and ill-distributed rainfall in 2009 led to the insufficiency of cereal and grain production. The whimsicality of nature has come down as a curse on innocent people and livestock of Nigeria. The Government is evaluating the volume of fund needed to address this national issue.
