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September 24, 2019
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, SaboNanono, has said on Monday that the federal government was committed toensuring food security and continuous support on storage to reduce harvestlosses.
Nanono said this at the opening of 2019 AgriculturalTechnical Training organised by Green Agriculture West Africa Limited andsponsored by the Chinese Embassy in Abuja.
Nanono, who was represented by Director,Agriculture, Processing and Marketing in the Ministry, Muyi Azeez, said thatthe training would improve the productivity in the sector.
He said that Green Agriculture and Chinese Embassyhad made the training a ritual for several years for capacity building and thatall the participants had been gaining a lot.
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and NationalPlanning, Ernest Umakhihe, who was represented by Oluseyi Fatuyi, DeputyDirector, International Cooperation of the ministry, commended the Chinesegovernment and CGC for organising the training.
He used the event to debunk reports that VicePresident Yem Osinbajo flouted due process in supervision of agencies,describing them as false and misleading.