Agric minister: Farmers have made more money under MBuhari | TheCable
February 2, 2023 4:51 PM
Speaking on Thursday at an event organised by the All Progressives Congress agro commodity directorate of the party’s presidential campaign council, Abubakar said agriculture is a sustainable path to wealth for Nigeria. “In the 1960s, Nigeria was an agricultural giant, exporting commodities all over the world. The infrastructure that was built around this time from earnings in agriculture.“After the discovery of oil we went to sleep as far agriculture is concerned. Then we realised that oil is a fluke and that it can disappear and cause climate change.
“This administration has made sure that on the world front, Nigeria is a shining example. We are rice self-sufficient.On his part, Abubakar Bello, head of the agro commodity directorate, said the country has been able to produce what it needs and is gearing up for export.
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