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Fighting Food Insecurity Through The Barrel Of The Pen 

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–Participants, Speakers and Awardees at the just concluded National Conference on Agricultural Journalism, NCAJ 2023, Abuja
By Emmanuel Udodinma 
The need for Development Journalism and Communications can’t be more auspicious now in Nigeria than any other time especially in the nation’s agricultural sector which fertilizes the survival of the people.
Lately there have been growing concerns for food insecurity because of numerous factors which include inflation, transportation cost prompted by fuel subsidy removal, volatility in the forex market, security challenge in some parts of the North, all of which make the challenge two-fold- food affordability and accessibility.
The over-dependence of Nigeria on import instead of export is one red-flag in the development profile of the nation that the agriculture revolution is being looked upon to correct.
These gaps and many others are the compelling impetus driving the exigency of agricultural communication and journalism.
Consequently, some stakeholders and journalists staged a two-day National Conference on  Agricultural Journalism which held 31st August on and  1st September,2023  in Abuja.
The conference looked at improving reportage on agriculture for impact on the society but highlighted lack of funds for investigative reporting, non-disclosure of developments by stakeholders, lack of skills and interest by practicing journalists as some challenges against effective agricultural journalism.
The participants at the panel session,held that “Agric sustains us; nourishes us, heals us, etc.”  Agriculture is said have  generated 21% of the country’s GDP in 2015, it is one of her oldest industries and offers almost one-third of her employment amongst others.
Agricultural journalism, therefore is that aspect of journalism aimed at showcasing the benefits and challenges the agricultural sector faces in Nigeria.
In his keynote address Dr. Olufemi . Oladunn; Executive Director/ CEO, Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI)  said “I am convinced and happy to note that journalism possesses enormous potential to initiate and effect tangible changes and improvements in any human society. Given the humongous agriculture-enabling natural resources Nigeria is endowed with and the apparent underperformance of the nation’s agricultural sector, agricultural journalism has an incredibly large space to thrive and impact the sector positively”.
Dr. Olufemi also pointed out that agriculture needs to be made more attractive, especially, for youths in the country who seem to be unconcerned and not interested in the business of food production.
According to him, “Innovative means must be deployed to arouse their interest in agriculture through the development and dissemination of inspiring content on modern agricultural practices and technologies that assure higher productivity and higher returns on investment.
Such modern agricultural practices and technologies include soilless agriculture, urban farming, agroecological practices, climate-smart agricultural practices, precision agriculture and other applications of artificial intelligence in agriculture, greenhouse and screen house crop production technologies, etc.
He didn’t fail to admonish them to take agricultural journalism to the next level by being the voice of the agriculture sector in the larger society.
In his paper, “Mainstreaming Value-Chain Approach to Agriculture Reporting,” Mr. Obinna Chukwuezie, an agricultural journalism trainer and communication expert,  noted that the agricultural journalist also covers all interactions in the chain block of the production and distribution process, adding that effective reportage on this beat requires basic knowledge of agriculture, business, politics, technology, and public policy on the food system.
He said some of the issues encountered in the value chain include but are not limited to water, infrastructure, modern technology, climate, socio-political issues affecting farmer.

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