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Post Covid-19:agriculture As Solution To Eonomic Crises By Johnbosco Onunkwo by Paschal2806: 10:34am On Jun 22, 2020 |
*POST COVID-19: WAY OUT.* *Agriculture as solution to eonomic crises* *High Chief Engr Johnbosco Onunkwo leads the way* That the novel coronavirus pandemic has devastated the global community is not in question. The compelling lockdown of human activities around the world, in the bid to mitigate the spread of the virus has brought so much disorder, shocks and disruption to economies, wrecking unquantifiable havocs in many ramifications. With the continuous plummeting of economic activities, great danger lies in wait, as there are projections of even more disruptions if there are no pragmatic measures to manage post COVID-19 calamities. Long after the COVID-19 pandemic may have been subdued, countries around the world would have to be at their bests to restore normalcy in their domains, and chief among the major concerns would be economic revival. Today, the novel coronavirus has increased the rate of unemployment,job loss and compounded the challenge of hunger and poverty among peoples around the world. The scenario in Nigeria, is even more complicated, as the national revenue has nose-dived, in response to the sharp drop in the prices of crude oil in the international market. Thus, reducing hunger among citizens through aggressive investment in agriculture would be the most plausible point to begin the economic revival strategies of political leaders. Food is the most important basic need, which people need and will always need. In addition to employing agriculture to fighting hunger in post COVID-19 era, the sector may also become the beautiful bride in shoring up domestic economies. Agribusiness may be the way to go, as part of measures to bridge the revenue gap occasioned by dwindling prices of crude oil. While many Individuals, and even nations may not have kick-started their post COVID-19 economic agenda, High Chief Engr Johnbosco Onunkwo through his Foundation is already making strides that would stand him out as a leading personality in economic revival in post COVID-19 era, with the establishment of Johnbosco Onunkwo Foundation on Agribusinesses, located at Orumba North Local Government Area. This is in joint partnership with some of the Co-operatives who are into Agribusiness. Since the inception of President Buhari administration in 2015, Mr President has continued to emphasize his commitment to ensuring that 80% of local food consumption comes from within the Country. And, to underscore his determination in this regard, he banned importation of Many Agricultural produce like rice, cassaava, tomatoes which ordinarily we can produce here in Nigeria. With about 500 hectares of cassava plantation Land, 100 Hectares for snail farming, 1000 Hecatres for Rice farming, empowerment of farmers through various loans and grants, among other laudable initiatives, High Chief Engr Johnbosco Onunkwo has raised the bar in subsistence and commercial agriculture. With this laudable project, Anambra State is on the verge of agricultural revolution that will further boost her economy and create Employment for our teeming Younger generation. Not only is High Chief Engr Johnbosco Onunkwo providing these initiatives,he is also going to Train our Local Farmers in order to in tune with modern equipment and realities in Agricultural business. High Chief Engr Johnbosco Onunkwo has proven to be a Leader with foresight and a proactive one. With this initiative, economy of our Local farmers will be boasted, it will create mass employment for our youths.
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