North, South and Central Africa now receiving food supply from Nigeria- Federal Government
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OgbeNot only does Nigeria feed herself, she now is mother to some other countries in the West, Central and North of Africa in terms of food supply.According to the Federal government, Nigeria’s ability to feed other countries is enhanced by the four per cent growth in its agricultural sector, stating that the industry will soon become the engine room for economic transformation.This was disclosed at an event in Abuja by The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh. The event saw the handing over of the ministry’s past Permanent Secretary, Dr. Shehu Ahmed, to his successor Dr. Bukar Hassan.Ogbeh said the nation’s agricultural sector had witnessed appreciable growth in the face of economic recession, noting that it was the target of the Federal Government to diversify the Nigerian economy away from oil and gas to agriculture“This is one sector of the economy that engages many people. Rice growers alone are up to 12 million and the number is increasing. We are about to give out 100 rice mills in the course of the year. We are beginning to feed not only Nigeria, but West, North and Central Africa.“As I speak to you, lorry loads of rice from Adamawa and Ebonyi move from there to Central Africa. So let’s work together and let’s build a strong agriculture economy. Agriculture is growing at four per cent in an economy under recession.”The minister welcomed and appreciated the new permanent secretary. He also called for team work in order to build a strong economy through the agriculture sector.The Minister went on to say that the Federal Government had through agriculture brought life to rural communities, as rural farmers were recording commendable outputs from farming.According to him, food processing mills will be established in every rural community across the country before the end of this year.Ahmed, in his remarks, thanked members of staff of the ministry for the opportunity given him to serve and urged them to extend the same cooperation to his successor.Discover more from NewsBreakers
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