With this day to day NTA TV documentaries on Agriculture I want to believe a bag of rice is less than 10k now. Kudos anyway for the effort so far in the sector though the promised Agro-grant is not yet available to grassroot farmers. Monopoly is still very much prevalent in the market.
Nevertheless, agriculture will always be a more safer alternative to oil exploration as it is environmentally friendly when the right cultivation practices are adopted. It involves zero gas flaring, generates less toxic wastes except when farm and processing wastes are improperly managed. As the human population index keeps expanding globally, there is need to invest more in food production. More researches should be carried out, and farmers empowered better.
Today, reports from across the country has it that Nigeria has become major exporter of food crops such as Maize, Wheat, Millet and cassava flour. This means more money for our foreign reserve. No doubt there is more to be done.
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