Obaseki woos U.S. Govt, private sector for direct investments in agriculture
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…pledges allocation of 5000 hectares of land to California based agro firm in Edo
By Levinus Nwabughiogu-Abuja
To further strengthen the economy of the state, Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has engaged the United States government in the oil palm and cassava sub-sectors of the state for the manufacturing of high-value Consumer-Packaged Goods (CPG).
The governor is also partnering with the private sector for optimal actualisation of the objective.
Obaseki unveiled the plan at a virtual meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Honorable Mary Beth Leonard and some foreign and local agribusiness investors in Abuja on Thursday.