.Niger can feed Africa – Osinbajo

           Niger can feed Africa – Osinbajo

The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo says that

Niger has the capacity to produce assorted food

crops that will feed the African continent.

Osinbajo said this when he declared open a

two- day Niger State Economic Submit with the

theme “ Impact Investment for Advancing

Agricultural Economy and Innovation” in

Minna .

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The conference , which attracted economic

experts , industrialists and manufacturers as

well as some state governors across the

country, was organised to attract investors in

various fields to boost the state ’ s economy .

He commended Gov. Abubakar Bello for

organising the conference , noting that it would

assist in attracting various investors , especially

in the agricultural sector .

The acting president called on state

governments to assist farmers with alternative

sources of power , to enable them to process

and preserve their farm produce .

He said that the Federal Government was ready

to partner with state governments willing to

rehabilitate federal infrastructure in their

areas .

“ Niger State Government is collaborating with

the Federal Government to complete Baro Port ,

” the acting president said .

Osinbajo said that such projects would create

an enabling environment for business activities

to thrive in the national economy .

He said that Niger was hosting three major

hydro dams , adding that renewable energy was

the way forward to increase the capacity of

villagers and farmers for agricultural

investment .

Osinbajo said there was also the need to

improve on roads infrastructure for enhanced

agricultural development in the state .

Earlier, Bello said that the state had large

deposits of natural resources ranging from

hydro carbon at the Bida Basin , gold , copper,

tin , iron ore, tantalite, Kaoline and clay .

He said the potentials in the mining sector were

wholly untapped and open for investment .

Similarly , there abounds tourism potential such

as the Zuma Rock , Bark Empire Hills ,

Nagwamatse Well , Mongo Park Cenotaph and

Gurara Waterfalls .

The governor explained that already , the state

government had developed a road map on

some cardinal investment potentials in the state

such as Banana free trade zone, Garam

industrial park , Baron Port and Suleja New

Smart City .