Nigeria, Oct. 19 -- The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), an environmental advocacy organisation, has called on the federal government to protect indigenous seeds and farmers' rights, warning that industrial agricultural practices and restrictive seed policies could undermine food sovereignty, biodiversity, and nutrition.

The organisation made the call on Friday to mark World Food Day, observed annually on 16 October, arguing that hunger and malnutrition persist in resource-rich countries because of political and economic choices that disadvantage smallholder farmers and local food systems.

In a statement made available to PREMIUM TIMES by its Media and Communications Manager, Kome Odhomor, HOMEF said food security requires mor...