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Agro-allied airport underway in Ogun says Abiodun


Agro-allied airport underway in Ogun, says Abiodun
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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has disclosed plans by his administration to have an agro-allied based airport to aid the development of the state as a destination of choice for agriculture in Nigeria.
Abiodun, who spoke during the inauguration of Agbeloba Aquaculture Hub in Owiwi, Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of the state, said the agricultural sector remains the sure way out of poverty and unemployment ravaging the country.
The project is being promoted by a former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.
While also expressing optimism that his administration believes that the state and the country as a whole can actually grow what it eats, the governor commended Obasanjo for continuously and tirelessly walking his talk on agriculture. ....

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SPECIAL REPORT: How Nigeria's agricultural policies fared since independence


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Agriculture was the mainstay of Nigeria’s economy upon which the country’s nationalists founded their agitation for independence.
Prior to this, Nigeria was a leading agricultural economy in the 50s, being the largest producer of palm oil, groundnut, cotton and cocoa globally.
The sector employed over 70 per cent of the labour force, accounted for as much as 62.3 per cent of the nation’s foreign exchange earnings.
Data obtained from the
World Bank show that the sector contributed over 60 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
However, the discovery of crude oil in the 1950s progressively led to the neglect of the sector, which has made Nigeria to fall in the global market rankings for which it was taking the lead. ....

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