As part of efforts to enhance agricultural productivity in Nigeria, while promoting economic resurgence through the agriculture sector, AgroNigeria is organising the Feed Nigeria Summit.
Addressing journalists at a press conference, the organisation’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Richard-Mark Mbaram said the summit under the theme seeks to provide, a homegrown solution to typically localised developmental challenges in the sector.
“The Feed Nigeria Summit is AgroNigeria’s attempt to address the problems and challenges in the Agricultural sector.”
He added that the event will address key national agricultural productivity issues like finance, market access, research, infrastructure, mechanisation, and Information and Communication Technology, while ensuring a mainstreaming of gender and other related issues.
Speaking on the relevance of the Homegrown School Feeding Programme as a driving force to enhancing agricultural productivity, he informed that various dignitaries would be engaged in a plenary session on a sustainability of School Feeding Programme.
Stakeholders at the Press conference were the Managing Director, Hills Harvest Limited, Mr. Deji Rotimi; Mrs. Oby Inuwa of Triton Group; Mrs. Chioma Omolaye representing Geopoll, and the Chief Operations Officer, Cellulant Nigeria Limited, Mr. Sanmi Akinmusire.
Akinmusire noted that the summit would provide a veritable platform to represent the interest of the farmers at the grass root.
The summit with the theme: “Feed Nigeria, to Feed Africa” is scheduled to hold on the Thursday 6th – Friday 7th April, 2017, at the Grande ball room, Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos State
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