Nigeria, March 5 -- The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, says Nigeria requires 72,000 tractors to achieve food security.

He said the country has fewer than 5,000 tractors that are working.

Mr Kyari stated this on Tuesday when he appeared for the House of Representatives sectoral debate on food security.

He appeared alongside the Minister of State in the ministry, Sabi Abdullahi, Comptroller General of Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, Managing Director of NISARL, Abubakar Kure, and others.

The 10th House has been holding debates on different sectors of the country. So far, it has held debates on security and the economy.

Mr Kyari highlighted the lack of mechanisation in agricultural practice as...