Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has identified lack of policy implementation and not formulation as a major problem hindering Nigeria’s growth and development.
Obasanjo made his thoughts known in Ibadan at the inauguration of Ring Road held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA.
The former president appealed to Ajimobi to allow the IITA Director General to present the 25-year Agriculture Policy Framework to the incoming governor of Oyo State.
He said that four major things, namely technology, research, product and innovation needed to make Oyo State the food basket of the country were already in the state.
Obasanjo said that matching technology with finance and human resources was one of the challenges facing agricultural development.
Obasanjo, who said that a gap existed between research institutes and farmers, called for the encouragement of farmers.
Earlier, Nteranya Sanginga, IITA Director-General said the rejuvenation of IITA facility in Nigeria was crucial to the institute’s sustained efforts to transform agriculture on the continent.
