LCCI, AFAN to Partner Foreign Investors On Agriculture

Lagos State Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) and All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) are to collaborate with foreign investors in capacity building and agriculture finance in Nigeria. 

 

 The Chairman of AFAN, Lagos State chapter, Otunba Femi Oke made the statement in Lagos during the meeting of farmers and group of foreign investors in Lagos.  Oke who commended the experts from Kiwi International INC. expressed optimism that the relationship would translate into the development of agriculture in Nigeria.

 “I met with the group during a meeting in Accra Ghana and they agreed to come to Nigeria and see things for themselves with the possibility of collaborating with farmers for better results,” he said.  

In his opening remark, Chairman LCCI agric section, Mr. Adeola Elliot, solicited the support of the group in capacity building and finance.

 Elliot told the group that the new administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to give priority to the development of agriculture in the country and solicited their support. 

“It is true that agriculture has been neglected by past administrations in the country, but I believe with the new man in the saddle, things would turn for better,” he said.  

The team led by Michael Corkrum, Director of Operations, Kiwi International visited some fish farms in Epe and Ikorodu local government areas before leaving for US.