FG To Partner Ondo On Agric Dev

The Minister of Agricul
ture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh has stated the resolve of the ministry to collaborate with Ondo State Government to boost agricultural production in Nigeria.
Ogbeh disclose this recently in a press release obtained by The Tide in Port Harcourt, when he received the government of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko and his team in his office in Abuja.
The minister commended governor for his good vision and actions in the agricultural sector which he said would help in driving the sector very fast. He noted that not many governors are looking towards the direction of agriculture.
He said Ondo State is the main driver of agricultural revolution in Nigeria, especially with its youth cattle breeding and cocoa production programmes.
The minister assured the state of the ministry’s support in its cattle breeding project.
“The quality of food the cattle eats affects its milk production” he said.
He emphasised the need to grow more grasses to feed the cows to produce more milk.
Ogbeh assured the Ondo governor of the ministry’s plan to put an end to the crisis between herdsmen and farmers in Nigeria and commended the state for its exploits in cocoa production and encouraged them to do more.
Earlier in his remark, Governor Mimiko stated that he came with his team to explore areas of partnership in the agricultural sector having realized the productive tendency of the ministry.
Dr. Mimiko explained that the state needed to add value to its agricultural programmes in the hope of using it to engage the youths in the state.
According to him, the state has created agro business cities with moderate level of mechanization.
He said it has also engaged in the fattening of cows to produce milk and cocoa revolution project, and hoped to get support for its cocoa processing facilities from the ministry.
The ministry and Ondo State Government are considering collaboration in the areas of Youth Agriculture, Cocoa Production Processing Plants, Staple Cross Processing Zones (SCPZ) and high quality cassava flour.