Entertainers put spotlight on food security in Sound sultan’s #United4Food music concert

As part of efforts to inform and inspire young Nigerians on the importance of food and agriculture, Nigerian music artiste, Olanrewaju Fasasi who uses the stage name Sound Sultan, recently brought some entertainers together in a concert to create more awareness on food security.

“It is unacceptable that nearly a billion people go to bed hungry every day and about a-third of that number lives in sub-Saharan Africa with Nigeria accounting for the highest percentage,” said Sound Sultan.

Speaking at the event tagged #United4Food, sponsored and supported by Oxfam and HEDA Resource Centre in collaboration with Sound Sultan and friends, he noted that in 2017, they had the very first edition of the concert which had many celebrities in attendance.

A food security/agriculture ambassador for Oxfam, Sound Sultan said the 2018 edition of the concert was deliberately crafted to among other things, show appreciation to the millions of small-scale farmers who toil every day to ensure that Nigeria is food secure.

He said, “Small scale women and men farmers are the ones who produce about 70 percent of the food we consume in Africa, yet they are not well appreciated and do not get the support that they deserve. They are confronted by myriads of challenges including climate change, insecurity and inadequate government support among others. Through this concert, Sound Sultan and friends seek to bring public and government attention to their challenges.

“Most importantly, we organize this concert to enlighten and encourage our young fans and friends to see agriculture as cool and trendy. We wish to change the wrong perception about agriculture and to let young people appreciate that agriculture can bring them that their dream lifestyle. That with agriculture you can live the life of a celebrity everyday if you are determined, innovative and business-like about it”, he emphasized.

CALEB OJEWALE