The position held by Nteranya Sanginga, director-general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), that a double-digit investment in the agricultural sector backed by a vibrant rural infrastructural network will help states in Nigeria to accelerate the transformation of agriculture really indicated the future of the agricultural sector.
In 2003, African heads of state in Maputo made a commitment to invest at least 10 per cent of their annual budgets in agriculture.
Sixteen years after the declaration, only a few countries have implemented it.
Making reference to the Oyo State agricultural policy framework, the IITA boss said that Oyo State’s investment in agriculture…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
