All social societies, clubs
and council of chiefs in Egbaland have been directed to formulate strategies to
harness the huge export potentials in agricultural products common in the area.
The Alake of Egbaland, Oba
Adedotun Gbadebo gave the directive in his closing remarks at the Seminar on
"Self reliance through agriculture for a secured future" held at
Centenary Hall, Abeokuta on
Wednesday in continuation of the week-long
Globacom-sponsored 2017 Lisabi
Festival.
The Paramount Ruler said
Nigeria should produce her food to shed the toga of karikachop it
currently carries, adding that products
like black soap, coconut oil, shea butter, livestock and plantain chips were
money spinners they could profitably invest in.
Earlier, speakers at
the seminar called for an agricultural revolution in the country where every
household would be involved in livestock, fisheries, horticulture and food crop
production, adding that the backyard of homes should
be utilised for agricultural purposes.
They urged government to make
rural areas attractive to youths through provision of amenities and modern farm
implements that can be rented by a cluster of farmers to leverage the
advantages inherent in coming together.
The panelists commended
the partnership between Lagos and Kebbi State government which birthed the Lake
rice initiative and advised other states to emulate such partnership to
positively harness Nigeria's vast arable and fertile land to feed ourselves.
The panelists include
an animal scientist, Dr. Olukemi Adenusi, Professor Lukman Aderibigbe,
Professor Funmilayo Adebambo and a Director in Ogun State Ministry of
Agriculture, Mr. A.O. Ajayi while the Ogun Area Manager, Globacom, Mr. Femi
Iwalaye; represented the company at the event.
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