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Nigeria announces establishment of 84 greenhouses to address food insecurity

The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Ogun Osun River Basin Development Authority, Dr Adedeji Ashiru, has announced the establishment of 84 greenhouses in the Southwest to address food insecurity.

This is as Ashiru said a contract to construct seven dams in the Ekiti State, Lagos State, Ogun State, Ondo State, Osun State, and Oyo State would be finalized on November 8, 2024, to address irrigation challenges in the region.

He disclosed this at the 46th Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Association for Consulting Engineering in Nigeria (ACEN) themed "Developing Strategies for Management of Ecological Challenges" in Lagos on Wednesday.

He said, "We are building seven dams in the Southwest, and the contracts should be awarded between now and Friday. These dams are primarily for irrigation purposes, in line with President Bola Tinubu's agriculture agenda to enable all-year-round farming and boost food production."

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