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ApiExpo is the apex apiculture expo in Africa, and it is the
most popular business and learning event in the apiculture sector on the
continent. The global event is a catalyst for new and improved programmes, as
well as interventions to support the development of apiculture at all levels of
the value chain.
The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of
Agriculture and Rural Development, bided and won the rights to host Africa and
the world in 2018 at the ApiExpo Africa held in Kigali, Rwanda in September
2016.
The hosting of the global event by Nigeria will boost local
and international trade, thereby increase GDP. It will also enhance
diversification of the agricultural industry, expose Nigeria to global trade
platform, create jobs for small-holders bee keepers and increase tourism.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu
Ogbeh, while receiving the ApiExpo flag, commended the Inter-ministerial
Technical Committee on Honey and Bee Production for winning the hosting right,
and assured that Nigeria will host the global event.
He reiterated that a lot of self-poisoning is going on in
Nigeria as a result of what we eat. “It is time to take home-grown agricultural
products more serious in Nigeria by producing what we eat”, the Minister
stated. He described those making efforts to promote home-grown food as real
heroes of Nigeria.
Highlights of the event were the handing over of ApiExpo flag
to the Minister and the signing of the MOU by the Minister.
Tony Ohaeri
Director, Information
Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development
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