Senior Executive members of Course 39, National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS), Kuru, near Jos, in Plateau State have said that they would adopt scientific approach to Federal Government’s policy on agriculture as to hasten new technologies to develop the sector.
The team leader, Dr. Nasiru Usman , stated this on Monday during the Course 39 courtesy visit on Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State at Government House, Birnin-Kebbi.
Usman noted that because of the present administration on the agricultural sector, they have decided that this year’s theme would be raged ” Science , Technology and Innovation in Developing Agriculture and Agro Allied Industries in Nigeria”,.
He said: ” Kebbi was strategically selected for the tour because of its leading position in agriculture especially rice , the President charges the senior executive course members to see how agriculture can be developed using scientific and technological ways as well as that agro allied industries .
” We will see what people of the state are doing in agriculture , we see what the state and federal governments are also doing, the challenges and in the end come up with a report which will be part of policy formulation ”, he said.
Usman added that the Institute was established in 1979 as a center for research, dialogue and reflection to assist the government in strategic policy formulation.
In his remarks, Governor Bagudu represented by his deputy, Alhaji Samaila Yombe Dabai, commended the President Muhammadu Buhari for launching the CBN Anchor Borrower Program which according to him has succeeded with about 2.5 million tones of rice within the first year.
He described Federal Government action’s as a practical measure to ensure Nigeria were self reliant nation in food production. BY OLANREWAJU LAWAL
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