The Economic Community of West African States Food and Cultural Festival says its upcoming festival holding in Nigeria is aimed at promoting food security, poverty alleviation and zero tolerance for hunger in 16 ECOWAS countries.
Director-General of ECOWAS food and cultural festival, Ambassador Felix Ihonre stated this at the Preparatory Inter-Ministerial/Stakeholders Meeting on ECOWAS Food and Cultural Festival in Abuja.
Ihonre said that the festival would bring together key players in the food security and security structure to suggest ways to address security challenges that hindered farming and agricultural production in Nigeria and other West African countries.
In his remarks, the Director, International Organisations, Political Economy Affairs, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr Oladunjoye Musiliu, urged the relevant stakeholders to ensure the success of the festival.
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