Nigeria: In Ogun, it's still a superb season for agriculture

Nigeria

Published Sep 14, 2021

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There 's something unique about quality: it speaks for itself. This fact was quite evident when, recently, the Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, again carted home the Governor of The Year gong in agriculture. Abiodun, who came top at the 2020 edition of the award organised by the Nigeria Agricultural Award (NAA), was celebrated at the ceremony of the Feed Nigeria Summit held at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Abuja.

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And he did not hold back on his administration's intent on a paradigm shift in the sector: "In line with our resolve to partner with the private sector and provide enabling environment for investments and agribusinesses, we have become the world's epicenter as a dependable host and partner, especially with the government initiative of establishing a cargo airport to supplement the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zone (SAPZ) of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other donor-funded projects, including the IFAD/FGN Value Chain Development Project (VCDP), in which our state has recorded tremendous success with 12,000 beneficiaries supported with technology, inputs, and credit." The governor, apprising the gathering with the anticipated gains of the cargo airport that his administration intends to deliver to global agricultural value chain actors and players next year, posited that his government had a firm belief in inclusive agricultural opportunities that would not cut out ...

Source: All Africa