Researchers suggest ways to food security, national development

RESEARCHERS, teachers, consultants and agroentrepreneurs have pr offered some panaceas that may boost nutrition and food security, national development, economic empowerment.

They suggested the ways forward during their two- day symposium/ workshop held at the National Root Crops Research Institute ( NRCRI), Umudike, Abia State.

Organised by the Biotechnology Society of Nigeria BSN in its second South- East Zonal symposium, with the theme “Biotechnology for National Development, Economic & Food/ Nutrition Security,” the symposium discussed various approaches to attaining food and nutrition security.

BSN President, Professor Mohammed Yerima, said that to ensure food and nutrition security, it was imperative to look at new options in new technologies that are beneficial to farmers and also acceptable to consumers.