FG TO PARTNER WITH CHINA TO DEVELOP AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

The Federal Government has disclosed its intention to partner with China in developing Nigeria’s agricultural sector.

Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Arc Sonny Echono, disclosed this recently while receiving the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Gu Xiaojie, at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja.

According to him, the development model of China best suites Nigeria’s Agricultural Transformation Agenda (ATA) aimed at commercialising the country’s agriculture.

He explained that Nigeria was working to improve its milling capacity for rice and cassava in order to reduce the country’s current demand for foreign produce.

Echono informed the Chinese delegates that Nigeria needed support in the establishment of ranches, poultry and textile. While urging investors from China to invest in these sectors, he identified infrastructural development as another area where Chinese investors could come in and invest, as he noted that Nigeria was working hard towards increasing productivity.