The Federal Government is to
distribute 200 Rice milling machine to farmers across the country, according to
the News correspondent who said that: The National Council on Agriculture, the
Highest Decision making Body responsible for the formulation of policies at
developing the Agric sector. The minister for Agriculture and rural development
SHIBA GBOKWI who practically proved
to the gathering that farmers will this year benefit from policies and programs
in the Agricultural sector; he said that one of the policies was the distribution
of the Rice Milling Machine and other Agricultural Equipment to Farmers.
According to the SHIBA GBOKWI who
said that there were about three hundred equipment to distribute; every state
will receive some , he said that some will receive Rice Milling Machine while others
insecticides at 63%.
SHIBA GBOKWI could identified lack of access to credit facilities
as one of the major problems facing farmers and gave assurance that modalities are
being put in place to address the problem. According Him, he said that the Bank
of Agric is not being reviewed; in view to be able to lend money to farmers
under military as the law wants to do it.
Also the Vice Chairman Senate
Committee on Agriculture CHIEF CHUDO ORJI,
gave an illustration on the way Nigerians can embrace farming; according to CHIEF CHUDO ORJI who said weather one
of the governor of Abia State exist , there is higher man still there; the minister can tell local farmer
throw away out my office and when I asked Him Chief “How do you feel about farming?” he said, you may know me very
well, I am not a graduate, but I have been a local farmer all along and through
local farming all my children are graduates, I feed myself comfortable; I have
three upstairs in Umuahaia and I have one very close to Michael Okpara
University of Agric, Abia State. Through Local farming I have a Sapphire Chiefs
and this is a testimony of a migrant celebrity.
For the governor of River State ISOM GBUKE and OGBU AND TAKE to take agriculture to a greater height, according to
the governor who said that as of yesterday Nigerians operated on Nigerian
Economy and things were a lot better and it could mean what they ate and earn
foreign exchange for exporting various cash crops as oil farm, cocoa, Rubber,
Timber, Cotton and Groundnut that all might change well figuring of the most
staying of the economy with Agriculture and Mining we also relocated the
background of our economy.
The minister of state for Agriculture
and Rural Development SENATOR HENEIKENE
IKPOBE told the Delegates that the federal government will judiciously
implement green of the panicking policy designed for 2016 to 2020 to guarantee
security.
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