President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja said that the Federal Government would establish six crop processing zones in the country to enhance food security and economic development.
Buhari made this known when he presented the 2018 budget proposal before the National Assembly
in Abuja.
According to the President, the initiative will help to develop infrastructure for the production, processing and storage of strategic commodities.
He said the project would focus on backward integration for grains, horticulture, livestock, fisheries and sugar as well as exportable commodities such as cocoa, cassava and oil palms.
“The agricultural sector plays crucial role in Nigeria’s exit from recession.
“Today, it remains the largest employer of labour and holds significant potential in realising our vision to reposition Nigeria as a food secured nation.
“ We will…
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