A Senior Agricultural Economist at the World Bank, Dr. Tunji Oredipe, has hailed the Federal Government’s policy in the agric sector. Speaking on the agricultural policy of the Buhari administration on NTA in Abuja, Oredipe said the donor community was impressed this administration did not embark on a ‘policy sommersault’ in the agric sector.
He said there was apprehension, being a new government and a different party from the preceding administration.
According to the agricultural economist, “the fear has, however, been positively addressed with the policy document launched today”.
He hoped that with the participation of financial institutions as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Bank of Agriculture (BOA), Bank of Industry (BOI), and others, the “issue of finance for agriculture will be finally resolved as the donor community will support the initiative”.
Oredipe praised the “selectivity in the process of participation with involvement of states and local governments, broadening of focused crops to include livestock and the change of fertiliser from general to location-based utilisation”.
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