The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mohammad Abubakar, has said that Agriculture is critical for food production, economic development and research for greater productivity.
Abubakar said this during the foundation-laying ceremony of the administrative block and inauguration of the Agricultural Research Council of Nigeria ARCN Communication Center E-Library, Radio and Television stations in Abuja.
He said research occupies a special place in the heart of President Muhammadu Buhari, adding that the ministry’s priority is to reposition the Agricultural Research system for greater productivity.
The minister said it was to this end that President Buhari recently accented to the ARCN Amendment Biil, 2021.
He said that the Act would go a long way in addressing the many challenges facing research in the country.
