The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security recorded another first in the country’s history of celebrating World Food Day on 17 October 2024 by purchasing Le 600 million worth of homegrown produce taken to the celebration and exhibited by smallholder farmers.
Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka described the event as the first WFD celebration in recent history, in which the ministry took the bold step of buying all produce from farmers and donating it to the host community. Dr. Kpaka said the approach was a novelty that will be rolled over to future host districts, encouraging farmers to take along more of their produce in future host districts.
The purchased items, which included locally milled rice, palm oil, groundnuts, hair, and numerous vegetables and fruits, will benefit the chiefs, police, military, and religious leaders, among others.
