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‘Govt’s Involvement In Agric, Inevitable’
An agricultural technologist, Mr. Moore Chinda has aid that food sufficiency can to only be achieved through the involvement of the government in the nation’s agricultural development.
Mr. Chinda who stated this in an exclusive interview with our special correspondent on Tuesday in Port Harcourt in his office said that in all the developed economic of the world, government alone shoulders the bulk of the agricultural expenses.
“In a communist economy, all the controls of agricultural development is government driven.
“Even the so called capitalist economies, government has a major control in the agricultural development.
According to Mr. Chinda who is also the director and Chief Executive Officer of Diplomat Farms, Port Harcourt, “in other countries you have the private public partnership PPP arrangement, you may have government giving subventions and even buying over agricultural outputs so that the farmer can now be made to produce more.
He said government could also take what the farmer has and pay and “say please do not produce so much produce at a level so that we can control the price”.
He frowned at the politicisation of agricultural development in the country and the lack in research activities.
“Our Nigerian government seem to be talking a lot about development of agriculture.
“Even in agricultural research we still have a long way to go as far as I am concerned, even if we are in a capitalist economy, government still has a major role to play in setting the parameter for development of agriculture all over the world”, he stressed.
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Kenyan Runners Dominate Berlin Marathons
Kenya made it a clean sweep at the Berlin Marathon with Sabastian Sawe winning the men’s race and Rosemary Wanjiru triumphing in the women’s.
Sawe finished in two hours, two minutes and 16 seconds to make it three wins in his first three marathons.
The 30-year-old, who was victorious at this year’s London Marathon, set a sizzling pace as he left the field behind and ran much of the race surrounded only by his pacesetters.
Japan’s Akasaki Akira came second after a powerful latter half of the race, finishing almost four minutes behind Sawe, while Ethiopia’s Chimdessa Debele followed in third.
“I did my best and I am happy for this performance,” said Sawe.
“I am so happy for this year. I felt well but you cannot change the weather. Next year will be better.”
Sawe had Kelvin Kiptum’s 2023 world record of 2:00:35 in his sights when he reached halfway in 1:00:12, but faded towards the end.
In the women’s race, Wanjiru sped away from the lead pack after 25 kilometers before finishing in 2:21:05.
Ethiopia’s Dera Dida followed three seconds behind Wanjiru, with Azmera Gebru, also of Ethiopia, coming third in 2:21:29.
Wanjiru’s time was 12 minutes slower than compatriot Ruth Chepng’etich’s world record of 2:09:56, which she set in Chicago in 2024.
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