Season's Greetings

Engr. M. O. Adewoye

The Director Food and Strategic Reserve Department Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (Engr. M. O. Adewoye) and the entire Staff of Department wishes His Excellence President Muhammed Buhari (GCF) President Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Hon. Minister Chief Audu Ogbe, Hon. of State Senator Heinekins Lokpobiri and Permanent Secretary Dr. Ahmed Shehu a Very Happy Chrisman and Prosperous New Year.  

Chief Audu Agbe 

President Muhammad Buhari 

Senator Heinikinis Lokpobiri

Dr. Ahmed Shehu

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One of the 33 Silo Complex at Ilesha, Osun State  

Director Food and Strategic Reserve Department (Engr. M. O. Adewoye) briefed the Hon. Minister of Agriculture

Chief Audu Ogbe

Monday 23^rd November 2015, Director Food and Strategic Reserve (Engr. M. O. Adewoye) briefed the Hon. Minister of Agriculture and Rural  Development (Chief Audu Ogbe) on activities of the Department at Minister's Conference Room. In responses the Minister pledged to add two mandate crops to the National Reserves. 

Director Food and Strategic Reserve Department (Engr. M. O. Adewoye) briefed the Hon. Minister of Agriculture 

The Department was formerly known as Strategic Grains Reserve Department, it was re designated as Food and Strategic Reserve Department in 2014 due to the reorganisation in the ministry. Its main function is the construction, rehabilitation, maintenance of food storage facilities and equipment, management of national / regional food security reserve. It presently has 33 Silo Complexes and 48 Warehouses with a combined storage capacity of 1.3 million MT.    

Former Director (Engr. Jide Olumeko) Sendforth Party 2015

Mr. Jide Olumeko  (former Director FSR) with his Wife middle at sendforth party, Engr. O. Adewoye (left) and Mrs. Nike Araba (right)

Engr. Owolabi (DD FDA) giving a brief biograph of Engr. Olumeko at the sendforth party

Engr. Adewoye (Director FSRD) presenting gift from the Staff of  FSRD to Engr. Olumeko 

Congratulations! Congratulations!!

Congratulation our Leader!! YOU MAKE US PROUD, your success in the promotion examination is a success to us all at Food and Strategic Reserve Department. May Almighty God continue to grant more success in your future endeavour. WE ALL REJOICE WITH YOU SIR.

  

  

Mr. Anthony Itseuma lead the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) Team

Mr. Anthony Itseuma of Food and Strategic Reserve Department lead the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD) Team to Policy Makers meeting on presentation of Household Economy Analysis (HEA-Sahel) Atlas presented by Save the Children International at SCI Conference Room, Maitama, Abuja on 2^nd September 2015.

        Household Economy Analysis (HEA) is a methodology for assessing livelihood and food security, it provides a quantitative database and analysis Centered on three integrated elements; first, where households normally obtain their food  and the proportions, to satisfy their energy requirements (measured in food calories) – whether from their harvests,  from the market,  as gifts collected wild foods, etc, secondly how they obtain the cash to purchase food and other essentials for life and livelihood? Thirdly, what do they spend their money on and in what proportion? Information on these questions and associated subjects are gathered in relation to wealth groups within the population

      

Cross section of Participants of Web 2.0 and Social Media learning opportunity in Abuja organized by CTA in collaboration with Federal  Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Mr. Suleiman Y. Sheriff (Focal Point Staff, Food and Strategic Reserve Department)  receiving  certificate  at the graduation ceremony of Web 2.0 and Social Media Learning opportunity organized by CTA in collaboration with FMARD. in Abuja

Nigeria Moved to Mop-up excess Paddy Rice

Nigeria moved to mop-up excess paddy Rice in the market, this was presented by the Acting Director, Food and Strategic Reserve Department, Engr. M .O .Adewoye in the Senior Staff Technical meeting held in the department 

                 Conference Room on 20^th August, 2015.

          He added that the proposal for approval for the mop-up will be conveyed to the Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for onward presentation to Mr. President, President Muhammadu  Buhari for final approval.

Management of Stored Commodities

One of the major statutory functions of SGR department is to procure, safeguard and release grains/food commodities to government in times of emergency and the Engr Adewoye led department justified the confidence reposed in it as it lived up to expectations in 2015 in the following ways:

Grain Procurement

To ensure availability of grains, a proposal has been send to Permanent Secretary to procure thousands of metric tonnes of assorted food commodities and Paddy Rice from dry season farmers under Guaranteed Minimum Price (GMP) programme for 2014 procurement season.

Provision of Modern Warehouse Facilities

In order to consolidate on the progress and gains achieved so far through the transformation of the agricultural sector of the economy, the ministry signed a MoU with African Exchange (AFEX) to start a pilot-phase of the Warehouse Receipt System (WRS). Seven out of forty-eight units of the completed 2,000MT-Capacity community warehouses were selected for the pilot-phase of the WRS and has been in operation since December, 2013 and January, 2014.