By Lanre Omotoso
The persistent drought in some parts of the country, during this rainy season has been attributed to the effect of climate change.
A lecturer in the Department of Forest Resources and Wildlife Management, Ekiti State University, EKSU, Ado Ekiti, Professor Oluwayemisi Arowosoge stated this in an interview with Radio Nigeria in Ado-Ekiti.
Professor Arowosoge expressed the fear that several weeks of rain seizure resulting in crops being infested with pests and dryness of farms could lead to hunger.
The University Lecturer who decried the high cost of foodstuffs, advised every family to engage in backyard farming to reduce hunger in the country.
While condemning the aggressive cutting of trees for charcoal making, the Don proposed massive tree planting to mitigate the effect of climate change.
Professor Arowosoge also suggested irrigation assistance from the government in the South West zone for all-year-round farming to ensure food security.
She noted that the high cost of irrigation facilities may not be within the reach of peasant farmers, who contributed 70 per cent of food production in the country, hence the need for assistance from concerned authorities.
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