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Sunday, August 7, 2016

Agriculture: Nigeria must act differently – Adeniji


The Managing Director of Niji Group Limited, Mr. Kolawole Adeniji has advised the Federal Government to deliberately act differently by focusing on some 10 targeted crops for foreign exchanged on the nation’s comparative advantage, reports NaijaAgroNet.

He also canvassed for improved funding of research institutions across the country.

Speaking at the 2016 All Nigerian Editors Conference (ANEC) organized in the garden city of Port-Harcourt, Rivers State by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Adeniji said that Nigeria must learn to do some things differently if the nation must be competitive at this time.

Adeniji who was dwelt on the Economic Diversification: Agriculture as Option for a Prosperous Nigeria, said that its now time for the country to act in a different way , for instance by lowering cost of accessing credit facility, enthrone mechanization of farming operations, improve rural infrastructures such as rural roads and other amenities to encourage citizens to stop urban migration by themselves.

He also said that there is need to deliberately fund research institutions in the country in a manner that could add value, improve extension services, and earn public sector investments.

The government of Nigeria, he said, has to set up commodity boards cum commodity aggregation scheme.

The Niji Group boss advocated the daily working hour constraint should be reviewed into hourly, stressing that it will afford public sector workforce to use their energy and hours  effectively.

Further, he underscored the fact that some of the products Nigeria should take comparative advantages on include Cassava, Cocoa, Groundnuts, Oil Palm, Sorghum, Cotton, Tomato, Onions, Bee keeping cum honey production and other hives products, as well as fish and livestock.

Remmy Nweke in Port Harcourt/ED,Ops
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Friday, July 29, 2016

Umoru, Adeniji, Danju, Abubakar for ANEC 2016 in Port Harcourt

A line-up of speakers for the 12thedition of the All Nigeria Editors’ Conference (ANEC) slated for August 3 through 7, 2016 in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State, have been revealed, reports NaijaAgroNet.

The conference with the theme: Economic Diversification: Agriculture as Option for a Prosperous Nigeria, NaijaAgroNet gathered would see the Founder of HoneySuckle PTL Ventures, Mosunmola Cynthia Umoru, accompanied by Mr. Kola Adeniji of Niji Farms and Chief Executive of Bank of Agriculture, Professor Danbala Danju as well as the Managing Director of L&Z Integrated Farms, Muhammad Abubakar, speaking to the over 300 participants.

While the Founder of HoneySuckle PTL Ventures, Mosunmola Cynthia Umoru, would speak on Agriculture as Panacea for Unemployment, Mr. Kola Adeniji of Niji Farms would dwell on Agriculture as a Foreign Exchange Earner.

Also, the Chief Executive of Bank of Agriculture, Professor Danbala Danju would the podium to explain the Role of Banks in Agriculture Financing, whereas Kano-based farmer, and Managing Director of L&Z Integrated Farms, Muhammad Abubakar, would x-ray ‘Making the Most of Agriculture Value Chain.’

For the Acting President of the Guild, Funke Egbemode, the sole emphasis on agriculture for this year’s conference is in response to the falling price of crude oil at the international market which has automatically reduced government’s earnings and revenue base.

“This is the first the conference is focusing on agriculture in the most pragmatic sense and it is meant to draw the nation’s attention to the limitless opportunities that abound in agriculture” she said.

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