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The coming into being of Empowerment Food Network [EFN], is another pleasant reason to given a resounding applause to Dr Augustine Ozioma Onwumere, for his unwavering commitment to the upliftment of human life. Right under our very eyes, hunger is ravaging our country men and women. Social commentators have described the food problem as national food crisis. Shortage and unavailability of food is, however, not unique to Nigeria; as other parts of Africa and the world are equally drastically affected.
In response to the food question, Dr Onwumere, a serial investor, renowned entrepreneur and accomplished businessman, unveiled the Empowerment Food Network, to ensure that families can put food on the table; and in addition, earn reasonable income through a system of food distribution that is secure and eliminates middlemen excesses.
How does it work?
Like the name implies, Food Empowerment Network is designed to enable people to become distributors of assorted food stuff, with as little as N50,000. Precisely, if one invests N50,000 start-up capital in the network, he or she gets some food stuffs from the network’s massive store house which the investor can retail to final consumers. By introducing other people to do the same, the investor earn some income in three levels/categories.
Invariably, EFN initiative is a network or a multi-level marketing model. Central to its smooth running is a free seminar, which hold from time to time, to train ordinary people on how to distribution food items and make money doing the business. The seminar series is given a pride of place, as a designated training ground is provided for people to gather, learn how to do the business; and how to get involved in the business almost free of charge.
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19.4 million Nigerians to face food insecurity by August 2022 — FAO
The report said the food crisis will affect Nigerians in 21 states and FCT including, 416,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
ByOge Udegbunam
March 11, 2022
About 19.4 million people will face food insecurity across Nigeria between June and August 2022, a report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation has said.
The report, processed in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development -FMARD and other stakeholders, analyses acute food and nutrition insecurity in the Sahel and West African region.
The report said the food crisis will affect Nigerians in 21 states and FCT including, 416,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
It noted that about 14.4 million people including 385,000 IDPs in 21 States and FCT of Nigeria are already in the food crisis till May 2022.
The analysis for the month of March covered Abia, Adamawa, Benue, Borno, Cross-River, Edo, Enugu, Gombe, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kebbi, Lagos, Niger, Plateau, Sokota, Tarba, Yobe, and Zamfara, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
Last year, the FAO estimated that 12.8 million Nigerians will go into famine between June and August 2021.
The report identified insecurity especially insurgency in the North-east states, mostly in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe, armed banditry and banditry in some North-west states such as Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara and Kaduna States, as well as North-central states of Benue and Niger as key drivers to the upcoming food crisis.
Also, it said high inflation in soaring food commodity prices, which could be associated with an economic downturn, will contribute to the hunger crisis.
“Loss of employment and reduction in household income due to the long-term effect of COVID-19 pandemic and displacement arising from conflict and armed banditry as evident in the crisis-emergency livelihood coping strategies adopted by most households,” it said.
“Among the principal reasons for the increase in the number of people in critical need as against the March, 2021 Cycle could be the objective analysis of inaccessible/hard-to-reach areas (Borno and Adamawa), internally displaced persons (Borno), the increased number of displaced (vulnerable populations) due to banditry, and finally the inclusion of five new states, Contextual Shifts.”
The country representative of FAO, Fred Kafeero, called on the Nigerian government to incorporate the analysis results into national planning, design and implementation of national food systems transformation action plans.
He urged the government to allocate more financial resources to fully support the processes.
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PRODUCTS
EFN aspires to become a major producer of a wide range of food. If you like call us the food basket of Africa; that is our destination. We want to be a frontline company in the area of providing rice, tomatoes, vegetable oil, spaghetti, indomie, Sugar, Maggi etc; and contributing a major quota by making food items available wherever humanity exists.
SERVICES
In the long run, EFN plans to establish rice farms in the north, oil mills in the South East and tomatoes factory in the South western, within the next one to two years. It is believed that the long-term plan will effortlessly eliminate the influence of middlemen in the food distribution chain, between the food producers and the end users.
