A call has gone to the Federal Government of Nigeria to increase its investments in agriculture to meet the country’s increasing population growth.
The call was made by the United States Consulate General, John Bray, represented by the Regional Agricultural Counselor in the Embassy, Jude Akhidenor, at the African Food and Products Exhibition and Conference (AFPE) organised by the Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC) in Lagos, reiterated the need to tap into the opportunities available in Nigeria’s 36 states.
Speaking during the event, with the theme: “Non-Oil Exports: Scaling Up Productivity to Meet Global Demand,” he also posited that the agricultural sector can help provide more jobs for Nigerians.
He noted that: “While there has been increasing human development in Nigeria over the past years, huge inequalities still persist between men and women in the…
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