{
  "id": 634773,
  "title": "Edo: NDLEA raises alarm over food shortage as farmers turn to cannabis cultivation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/edo-ndlea-raises-alarm-over-food-shortage-as-farmers-turn-to-cannabis",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T04:40:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/12/edo-ndlea-raises-alarm-over-food-shortage-as-farmers-turn-to-cannabis-cultivation/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Edo State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has raised an alarm over the potential threat of food shortage, warning that farmers have abandoned food production in favour of cannabis cultivation in the state. DAILY POST reports that the Edo State Commander of the NDLEA, Dr Mitchell Ofoyeju, raised the concerns […] Edo: NDLEA raises alarm over food shortage as farmers…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}