He added: “We have just had a meeting with Ambassadors who have come to our state to discuss myriads of business opportunities and explore their potentials as regards the need to strengthen bilateral relationship.
“This President is laying a foundation of fundamental changes that we have never known in the history of this country. I think the current President is in the right way if we look at the economy recovery and growth plan.
The major objectives of SG2000-Nigeria are to raise the crop management skills of front-line extension staff and smallholder farmers to increase crop production and productivity.
According to him, livestock farming should move from the present traditional system where animals fend for themselves through housing to a technology and business oriented production system.
The NACCIMA said: “This revolution unfolding before our eyes must be explored, hence the association is concluding partnership arrangements with the International Institute for tropical Agriculture (IITA).”
On the strength of the achievements recorded in agriculture in the country since the ruling government came to power in 2015, the minister of agriculture and rural development, Chief Audu Ogbeh seemed not to be surprised of the president’s recent victory...
For one, Africa’s population is growing fast, requiring the production of enough food to feed the growing population. The snag, however, is that Nigerian soil and those of other African countries are said to be among the most degraded in the world.
Oil palm farming is not like rice that you harvest in 3-4 months. It takes an average of four to ten years for some of the early maturing seedlings to start producing bunches for the farmers.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, says that FG has set to gradually eliminate the use of chemical fertilisers in agriculture in order to ensure the production of healthy foods for the people.
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The CSOs under the auspices of Empowerment for Unemployed Youths Initiative also said that economic diversification would create job opportunities and boost the nation’s foreign earnings.
