Gov., Dapo Abiodun & his visitors. |
A
dry port that would encourage the processing of agricultural produce for export
would be established around Itori in Ewekoro Local Government Area of Ogun
State.
The
State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun disclosed this when he received a team from
African Development Bank, led by the Senior Special Adviser to the President,
Prof. Oyebanjo Oyelaran- Oyeyinka, on a courtesy call to him in his office at
Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
Governor
Abiodun said the establishment of the dry port would complement the airport
currently under construction, as it would handle agricultural and related
products.
He
said agriculture remains one of the sectors his administration would focus on,
as it is capable of ensuring food security and employment generation.
"Agriculture
is one of the sectors we place emphasis on. It is on the front burner. We are
looking for Investors to partner with us in driving the sector", the
Governor said.
He
affirmed that the State Government would key into the various Central Bank of
Nigeria's interventions programmes on agriculture, calling on Investors in the
sector, to take advantage of the conducive environment and availability of
arable land to invest in the State.
Speaking
earlier, Prof. Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, said the team was in the State to introduce
Chinese Investors to various investment opportunities that abound and seek the
support of government to enable them set up Businesses.
He
said many nations, particularly from Europe, were making big successes in
agro-business, regretting that despite the huge potentials, the sector was
largely neglected in Nigeria.
The
Senior Special Adviser identified low yield of crops as one of the problems
confronting agriculture in the country, saying that emphasis would be given to
cassava processing to add value to to the produce and generate employment.
Prof.
Oyelaran-Oyeyinka stated that there was a proposal to develop a 300 hectares of
farmland in the State, adding that the team would visit Oyan Dam and the
airport to see how they could be harness.
Also
speaking, one of the investors, Mr. Junxiong Wang, who owns a paper company at
Itori, attested to the conducive business environment in the State, saying he
has been doing business in the state for the past ten years without any
problem.
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