2016 LOGADEF Exhibition Ends In Owerri

Local and General Agricultural Development Foundation (LOGADEF) in collaboration with the Federal Government of Nigeria has ended an exhibition it organised in Owerri, the Imo State Capital, recently.

The exhibition of Local Agricultural Products at the venue of the event, Hero’s Square, had such items as cucumber, pumpkin, yam, banana, plantain, cassava, coconut, palm fruit, garri, palm oil, sweet oranges, lemon rice, eggs and so on.

According to the Director of LOGADEF, Prince Ibrahim Anas, the body was formed in 1999, with the approval of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

The coordinator described the fair/exhibition as rotatory among all the states of the federation, stressing that the objective of LOGADEF is to diversify the revenue base of the states and Local Government Areas by strengthening all the indicators of development which will involve improvement of Agricultural practice, improvement of rural infrastructure, enhancement of income generation and improvement of standard of living of the people.

The 27 Local Government Areas of the State were among some of the LGAs from the other States that attended the fair with their varied agricultural products.

The State Local Organising Chairman of the Fair and the Imo State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Engr. Chidi Ibeh, in his contribution commended the hosting of the Fair in Imo State, re-emphasising the benefits associated with such in relation to the development of Agricultural practices and productivity in the Rural Areas. He stated that the diversification of economic activities via agricultural participation would reduce dependency on oil by Nigerians, especially with the on-going economic downturn.

Two other commissioners who fully participated in the exhibition included the Commissioner of Agriculture, Environment and Petroleum, Hon. Barr. Udo Agoha and Barr. Emma Ibediro who is the Imo State Commissioner for Local Government and Rural Development.

The high point of the exhibition was the issuance of certificates to three Local Government Areas who got first, second and third positions. They respectively included Owerri West, Mbaitoli and Ikeduru LGAs.

Nduka Val, Owerri