FG Approves “Green Alternative” Policy Towards Diversified Economy

 Minister of Agriculture

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the implementation of the “Green Alternative’’, a road map towards diversifying Nigeria’s economy.


The Minister of Agriculture, Mr Audu Ogbeh, made this known on Wednesday in Abuja while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Council’s meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.

Ogbeh stated that the policy objective of the document, which has a four-year implementation period (2016 to 2020), is to make agriculture the biggest alternative to oil and gas business in the bid to diversify the economy.

“We have just concluded a (Federal Executive) Council meeting in which two issues were discussed. “One is the roadmap for agricultural operations in the next three years which we presented to council, today.

“It outlines our policy and our objectives in trying to see agriculture as the next and biggest alternative in our drive to diversify the economy of this country.

“The document is titled, “The Green Alternative’’ and it outlines virtually everything we need to do, every policy we need to undertake to achieve self-sufficiency in agriculture and also to become a major exporter.