Agric minister attributes rising food prices to pests

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mahmood Abubakar, has attributed the hike in food prices to the loss of 50 per cent of agricultural produce as a result of infestation by pests and diseases.

Joke Falaju, Abuja

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