As part of efforts to boost the Nigerian economy, government at all levels have been asked to prioritise rubber farming because of its tendency to become a major foreign exchange earner.
Ogun State chairman of National Rubber Producers, Processors and Marketers Association of Nigeria (NARPPMAN), Oladele MacDaniel, appealed to both the federal and state governments to prioritise rubber plantations in the country above other agricultural commodities.
The chairman made the appeal shortly after the inauguration of executive members of the association in Obafemi-Owode and Ifo local government areas of the state.
While pointing out that rubber farming could assist the country in recovering from…
Source: Nigerian Tribune
