The Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon. Mustapha Baba Shehuri |
The Minister
of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon. Mustapha Baba Shehuri, has
appreciated the gesture shown by the Turkish Government to invest 15 million
dollars in the Nigerian agricultural sector in two years. This was made known
in a press release made available to Food farm news by Mohammed Abdullahi Gana
on behalf of Director Information.
The Minister
reportedly disclosed this when he received a Turkish investment delegation led
by the Commercial Counsellor, Turkish Embassy in Nigeria, Mr. Onur Akgul in his
office, in Abuja, recently.
Shehuri said
that, prior to the discovery of crude oil, agriculture was the main source of
revenue generation in Nigeria, but unfortunately it was abandoned due to the
easy resources realized from the oil sector.
The Minister
acknowledged the fact that Nigeria stand to gain more from Turkey experience in
the Agricultural Value Chain having progressed exceedingly in the sector over
the years.
Shehuri
pointed out that there are a lot of areas of collaboration between Nigeria and
the Turkish Government like subsistence and mechanized intervention farming in
order to achieve food security for the development of the country.
He assured
the members of the delegation, the full support of the ministry, adding that
the ministry would come up with a document that would guide all investors in
the agricultural sector and help both the investors and the government achieve
the desired goal.
The Minister
promised that a portal will be created where all the information needed by the
investors about the achievement of the ministry and its agencies would be
provided.
Earlier in
his address, the Turkish commercial counsellor, Mr. Onur Akgul, thanked the
Minister for the opportunity given to them to invest in the country, adding
that they are going to invest 15 million dollars in areas like the mobile solar
system, mechanization, skill training, food supply security, agricultural
infrastructure and rural development within two years of commencement of the
collaboration.
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