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RSG Solicits Private Partnership To BoastAgriculture
Organised Private Sector (OPS) have been called to partner with the Rivers State Government in agricultural production, processing and marketing with a view to boosting a sustainable food security in the state.
The Rivers State Commissioner for Agriculture, Emma Chinda, made the call at the World Food Day celebration Friday at Isaac Boro Park, Port Harcourt. The theme of this year’s celebration was “Achieving Food Security in Times of crisis”.
According to him, the present administration’s posture on public private participation is a pointer in the right direction, adding that plans are at advanced stage to reactivate the state owned Risonpalm and Delta Rubber Company, with an euvisaged new acquisition of 10,000 hectares of land for oil palm and rubber plantings in the reactivation process under PPP arrangement.
He said government is also going ahead with other PPP arrangements in areas where the state has comparative advantage, noting that the bulk of the investment will have to come from the Private Sector, with the public investment playing a crucial role, especially in view of its galvanising effect on private investments.
The aim, he said is to enhance food production and generate massive employment opportunities for youths in the state.
Already, Chinda said his ministry is installing oil palm processing mills across the state, with plans to also install rice processing mills that have been received at different centers in the state. The project, when completed will encourage the development of oil palm and enhance the rice estate farmers production capacity, as well as improve household incomes and employment opportunities in the host communities, he added.
In addition to this, he said plans are underway to provide substantial agricultural inputs at subsidised rates to farmers, revitalise the feed mill and hatcheries at Rumuodomanya and Atali farms, resuscitate the divisional agricultural farms, cassava multiplication project and attracting increased funding to the agricultural sector.
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