Nigeria’s agricultural exports have increased by seventy seven per cent in 2018 due to intensified efforts at diversifying the economy.
The Minister of Agriculture Audu Ogbe stated this at the “2019 NAPRI Open Day” organised by the National Animal Production Research Institute, NAPRI held in the institute at Shika, Zaria, Kaduna State.
The open day is meant for display of agricultural technologies and commissioning of different projects executed by the Institute’s Director, Clarence Ayodele-Lakpini.
Ogbe observed that unless and until food problem was addressed, no other problem could be solved because there was no machine that needed regular maintenance and service as the stomach.
The Minister announced that President Buhari had approved “Ruga Settlement” for herders, assuring that government would build settlements where the herders would live, grow their cattle and produce more meat and milk.
