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Nigeria - Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Akinwumi Adeshina has urged the incoming government of Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd) to carry on with the transformation agenda in the agricultural sector, The Punch reports.
According to him, this will ensure that the over $5.6bn (N1.1tn) private sector investments attracted to the sector in the last four years are fully harnessed.
“I have no doubt that the incoming government will continue on the path of transformation because this has been a smooth transition process. Investors’ confidence in Nigerian agriculture is at an all-time high, motivated by the bold policy reforms we have undertaken in the past four years.
“Our strategy, though initially unpopular, has remained unchanged throughout the period, with emphasis on local production, value addition and import substitution. To my mind, the right policies are those that are primed to move us away from import dependence.”
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According to him, this will ensure that the over $5.6bn (N1.1tn) private sector investments attracted to the sector in the last four years are fully harnessed.
“I have no doubt that the incoming government will continue on the path of transformation because this has been a smooth transition process. Investors’ confidence in Nigerian agriculture is at an all-time high, motivated by the bold policy reforms we have undertaken in the past four years.
“Our strategy, though initially unpopular, has remained unchanged throughout the period, with emphasis on local production, value addition and import substitution. To my mind, the right policies are those that are primed to move us away from import dependence.”
#Nigeria #Adesina #Buhari #Jonathan
