Why Agriculture Must Become Nigeria’s Major Income Exchange Earner

The minister of Agriculture, Chief Audu Ogbeh, has said Nigeria must develop agriculture because the transition from oil to agriculture as the country’s major foreign exchange earner is vital to the country’s survival. Ogbe disclosed this yesterday when he led the minister of state for Agriculture, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, and other officials of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, on a courtesy call to Rivers State Governor, Chief Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike, at Government House, Port Harcourt. He stated that Rivers State remains critical in the development of agriculture in the country, considering the fact that it hosts the two biggest fertiliser plants in Nigeria, Notore Limited and Indorama Petrochemical Company Limited. Responding, Rivers State Governor, Chief Ezebunwo Nyesom Wike, stated that agriculture should be developed as the country’s next foreign exchange earner in view of dwindling oil prices, pointing out that developing agriculture would generate employment and strengthen the economy. Wike said, “Agriculture is a critical sector which should be developed as a major foreign exchange earner for the country. Rivers State Government will work with the Federal Government to develop agriculture.” The governor, who stated that the state government has initiated school farming to encourage youths to be involved in agriculture, said his administration has also extended loans to farmers for greater agricultural production. He approved the hosting of the 2017 agricultural conference in Rivers State as requested by the Minister of Agriculture. Disqus seems to be taking longer than usual. Reload? comments powered by Disqus Total Votes: 14480 LATEST POSTS 4:03 am Aregbesola Creates 31 Additional LCDAs In Osun — Comment 4:02 am Disregard Amosun’s Threat Labour Leaders Tell Workers — Comment 3:59 am Labour Rejects Perm Sec Tenure Extension — Comment 3:57 am Ekiti Releases Names Of Lawmakers In DSS Custody — Comment 3:56 am Dwindling Economy: Economist Wants Bailouts For Manufacturers — Comment POLL Is The Buhari Administration On The Right Track? Yes No Vote Tweets by @LeadershipNGA 1 friend likes this Leadership Newspap... 802,799 likes Like Page Share EXCHANGE RATE Naira Exchange Rate in NGN AED 54.2 CAD 149 CNY 30.6 EUR 220 GBP 284 INR 2.96 USD 199 ZAR 13 8 Mar 16 Tweets by @FRSCNigeria LEADERSHIP COMMUNITY LOGIN Username * Password * No Community Account? Create One! PHOTO GALLERY Mothers Day Celebration at the Aso Villa Chapel in Presidential Villa Abuja on 06 / 03 / 16 Monday Open Letter To President Buhari/ Osinbajo: Re - Devaluation Of The Naira by By Bode Olowoporoku Mar 7th | Comments The controversy as to …read more Tuesday Erdogan Threatens Democracy, Media In Turkey by Cemal Yigit Mar 8th | Comments Nationwide anti- government protests have broken out in Turkey against the …read more Wednesday Spoken Word: Bane Of Nigeria’s Development by Hannatu Musawa Mar 9th | Comments Earlier in the month, the popular Mile 12 market in Ketu area of Lagos state, witnessed …read more Thursday The Bitter Truth by Abba Mahmood Mar 3rd | Comments President Muhammadu Buhari should know that if, today, there was going to be an election again in Nigeria, his party, …read more Friday Speed Limiter On Thursday Of Long Knives by Azubuike Ishiekwene Mar 4th | Comments The House of Representatives is spoiling for a fight with …read more Saturday Time For National Airline Commission by Capt. Daniel Omale Mar 5th | Comments Less than a month after the 9/11 attacks in 2001, the U.S. Congress rushed through a $15billion …read more Sunday From Agatu To Ketu, Terror Unlimited by Aniebo Nwamu Mar 6th | Comments While on a fact-finding mission to Benue State on Thursday, inspector- general of police Solomon Arase …read more DAILY COLUMNS Copyright © 2015 Leadership Newspaper. All Rights Reserved. MENU SEARC Forget Small Manhood And Premature Ejaculation. See How I Solved My Problems After Loosing My Girlfriend To Our Dry Cleaner Click Here To See Small manhood and premature ejaculation made me stay away from love making for 4 yrs... But these simple solutions WORKED! Click Here to see my breakthrough. What response do you usually get from your wife after a nice time in bed? Discover a great natural solution that changed my life and put an end to weak/premature ejaculation click here to see it. click here to see it. STOP Being a Weak 3-minutes Man in Bed! New Natural Solution Helps You Cure Premature Ejaculation without any side effects. Source; Leadership newspaper (2016).