Buhari to African Leaders: Show Political Will, Commitment to Agriculture Transformation •Lauds AfDB, other partners’ provision of $538.05m for Nigeria’s agro-industrial processing zones Deji Elumoye in Abuja President Muhammadu B
Deji ElumoyePresident Muhammadu Buhari has called on his fellow African leaders to demonstrate the political will and re-commit themselves to the total transformation of agriculture in the continent.
‘‘To succeed, we must strongly support farmers. There is no doubt that we need to subsidise our farmers, but we must do so in ways that are transparent, remove rent seeking behavior and effectively deliver support to farmers. Buhari noted that the future of agriculture in Africa would depend on getting more youth into agriculture, which means making agriculture attractive for them.
‘‘We must invest heavily in irrigation to help address increasing frequency of droughts that are leading to decline in crop yields. ‘‘The Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones for Nigeria, which is in the first phase will cover seven States in the Federation. ‘‘The Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones are game changers for the structural transformation of the agricultural sector.
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