SAN, through its President, Prof. Adeniyi Togun, said no nation could survive the outbreak of famine when the human population remained at geometrical ratio against apathetical attitude of the government to proper agricultural plans tailored towards scientific farming.
Togun, who spoke yesterday at the 47th Annual Conference of SAN held at Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, however, submitted that with proper management of the nation’s available resources, it could become self-sufficient in power generation and by extension, serve as a catalyst to agro-allied production capacity of Nigeria.
According to him, while speaking on the theme: “The role of science and technology in strategising for food production”, “over the years, various strategies toward improving food production had been chorused by SAN. During this period, there have been practical suggestions followed by positive solutions.
“To this extent, there has been positive encouragement in improving productive activity in the area of cassava, rice and yam production, to mention a few. In view of the fact that human population has never been static but has been in embarrassing surge, there is more demand for food security.”
He added that there was an urgent need to learn “new things” from scientists in and outside Nigeria to boost agricultural production for continuous sustainability of food security “for the ever-intimidating rise in population figures”.
Besides, Togun added, “there is also a need to enter into a multi-utilisation phase of agricultural products not only to meet local needs but also exporting countries in Africa where Nigeria is acclaimed as a giant. These and other evolving new challenges call for a re-strategising to get armed for positive and imminent solutions.”
Other focal points of the SAN leader in scientific agricultural revolution are:
• Addressing the issue of change in weather vis-à-vis effects on crops, animals and humans;
• Overhauling of the nation’s meteorological services toward making it relevant to agricultural plans and policies, and
• Academic juxtaposition of science/engineering studies to Nigerian agricultural production needs, through curriculum content development in the nation’s tertiary institutions.
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