The Federal Government says it will create more than four million jobs through oil palm production in the country.
The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment Sunday Akpan, said this in a statement.
Akpan, who was represented by the Director, Department of Commodity Produce and Inspectorate, Omololu Ope-Ewe, said this during the presentation of the draft Oil Palm Policy document value chain.
He said that Federal Government was working toward ensuring the re-positioning of the Oil Palm sector for optimal contribution in terms of job creation and revenue sources for both government and the private sector.
Akpan said that oil palm which once played a predominant role in the Gross Domestic Product GDP of the country, depended on imported ones to augment local production.
He said the local production was just about one per cent GDP, unlike the contribution of 70 per cent GDP in the past
