Investment in agriculture, way to revive economy – Ganduje

Kano State Gover­nor, Dr. Abdul­lahi Umar Gan­duje has described huge investment in agricul­ture as a formidable way to revive the nation’s economy and rescue Ni­gerians from the present economic recession.

Ganduje who made the remark while receiv­ing a delegation from the Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Tech­nology (NIFST), led by its national Vice Presi­dent, Dr. Dahiru Ad­amu, who visited him at the Government House in Kano, noted that agriculture is capable of making the nation’s economy bigger and re­silient.

According to him, “with the current eco­nomic situation caused by falling price of oil globally, Nigeria must return to the draw­ing board and embrace agriculture for nation building.

Dr. Ganduje also pointed out that his administration has mapped out a plan to add value to the value chain of dairy, as a re­sult of which 60 Fulani youths were sponsored for training on animal artificial insemination in Turkey.

He said the aim, “is part of efforts to boost animal production and to domesticate Fulani herdsmen,” pointing out that, “prevailing trends have shown that wan­dering with animals for pasture has no econom­ic value.”