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Nigeria Is On The Way To Becoming Global Food Basket, Says Osinbajo by janetdaniels201: 8:19am On Aug 07, 2019 |
NIGERIA IS ON THE WAY TO BECOMING GLOBAL FOOD BASKET, SAYS OSINBAJO *VP meets Chinese investors interested in agro-allied sector *About $16B to $25B investment envisaged says AfDB In line with its commitment to develop a thriving agro-industrial sector, the Federal Government will welcome partnerships and initiatives that would make Nigeria actualize its potential of being the food basket of the world, according to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN. The Vice President stated this on Tuesday when he received a delegation of Chinese investors and officials from the African Development Bank (AfDB), at the Presidential Villa. According to Prof. Osinbajo, “I think that Nigeria is a place where there is tremendous opportunity. We have the 9th largest arable land in the world and most of that is still largely untouched. “We have a tremendous potential of being the food basket of the world but a lot of that will depend on how we are able to get high quality inputs, seedling and others, and how we are able to use technology especially the benefits of industrial agriculture to our advantage. Referring to the interest of the Chinese investors in the agro-allied sector, the VP noted that “we believe very strongly that this partnership is the one that will deliver the kind of growth, the kind of quantum leap we are looking forward to. We think that with your partnership with us, especially the agro-allied aspect of it, if it works very well, we can achieve a lot.” Continuing, Prof. Osinbajo said “this is the reason why we are engaging at this (presidential) level of government alongside the AfDB, to ensure that our investors have no trouble at all in being able to operate their businesses and do their businesses efficiently.” The Chinese investors are in the country at the instance of the African Development Bank to commence the processes of investing in Nigeria’s agricultural sector under an initiative known as the Agro-Industrial initiative with focus on crop production, forestry, fishery, and livestock production. Speaking earlier, Prof. Zhao Zhihai, the leader of the Chinese delegation, said a consortium of Chinese investors were committed to the development of Nigeria’s agro-processing zones and especially the agro-allied sector. In his own remarks, Prof. Oyebanji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, the head of the AfDB team at the meeting, said the framework of the initiative is to develop a programme that leverages Nigeria’s comparative advantage in key areas of agricultural production. According to him, “the overall investment, under the initiative, amounts to between $16 billion to $25 billion over a period of four years with a strong government support and private sector leadership.” Laolu Akande Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity Office of the Vice President 6th August, 2019 |
Re: Nigeria Is On The Way To Becoming Global Food Basket, Says Osinbajo by nototribalist: 9:23am On Aug 07, 2019 |
This fake pastor again With millions of farmers being killed and millions wasting away in IDP camps in their own country.
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Re: Nigeria Is On The Way To Becoming Global Food Basket, Says Osinbajo by Niaja4real(m): 9:50am On Aug 07, 2019 |
Such a pathetic LIAR you Are@Osibanjo |
Re: Nigeria Is On The Way To Becoming Global Food Basket, Says Osinbajo by famouscargo4u: 9:55am On Aug 07, 2019 |
Agriculture that Fulani herdsmen will destroy? |
Re: Nigeria Is On The Way To Becoming Global Food Basket, Says Osinbajo by BlackfireX: 10:01am On Aug 07, 2019 |
So says a lying midget pastor who only visit homes to give #10,000 or pay condolence. |
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