Segun Alabi, founder of Davidorlah Farms, urged Nigeria’s National Assembly to boost funding for agriculture and prioritise storage, transportation and processing infrastructure, warning that 45‑50 % of the country’s farm produce is lost each year due to poor infrastructure. He made the remarks in Abuja on the 10th anniversary of Davidorlah Farms.
Alabi said food security cannot be solved by increasing production alone; the main problem is the absence of facilities to preserve and process what farmers harvest. He urged lawmakers to make agricultural infrastructure a national priority, noting that processing plants located near farming communities would reduce waste, create jobs and strengthen rural economies.
He highlighted the economic cost of post‑harvest loss, citing that Nigeria produces about 1.6 million tonnes of pineapple annually. A 45 % loss at an assumed market value of $200 per tonne would translate into substantial revenue
<small>Source: Vanguard News — read the original story there.</small>
