The Nepad Business Group Nigeria held its 3rd Rice Investment Forum at the Ladi Kwali Hall, Abuja Sheraton Hotel.
The two-day forum, which held on December 6 and 7, 2016, was focused on the theme: 2018 Self Sufficiency in Rice Production: Opportunities,Challenges, and the Road Ahead to Stimulating Production with the Right Policies, Practices.
The ceremony kick-started with a welcome address presented on behalf of Nike Akande, the chairperson of the Nepad Business Group Nigeria, by Mallam Abu Aliu.
Mrs. Akande stressed that the 3rd edition of the Rice Investment Summit was geared to build on the success of the previous editions. She also highlighted the crucial need for diversification of the economy which rice
And Govt. Relations, Olam Nigeria Ltd., Mr Muazu Adamu Gosho, Permanent
Secretary, Min Of Budget & Planning Nasarawa State, And Dr Adeleke
Mufutau, Representative of Federal Ministry of Agriculture At A Plenary
Session at 3rd Nigeria Rice Investment Forum which held in Abuja on Dec 6 – 7, 2016
production could fill.
This was followed with keynote address delivered on behalf of the Nigeria’s agric minister, Audu Ogbeh by Mr. Obinna G. Opara who assured the public that food sufficiency was a major goal of the Muhammadu Buhari-led government.
Chief Audu spotlighted the federal government’s Agric Promotion Policy (APP) which set a target for self sufficiency in rice production for 2018.
He also reeled out implementation strategies for government’s auspicious drive
Ibrahim Aliyu, Chairman Urban Shelter Ltd and Representative Of Nbgn
Chairman, Chief Dr. Nike Akande, Con, Chief (Mrs) Eniola Fadayomi, Mfr,
Nbgn Vice Chairman, Hon. (Princess) Gloria Akobundu, National
Coordinator/CEO, NEPAD And Abimbola Okoya at the 3rd Nigeria Rice
Investment Forum held in Abuja on Dec 6 – 7, 2016
. The challenges to achievement were also mentioned along with a suite of priority actions to surmount the challenges.
The representative of minister of agriculture, other dignitaries present and the delegates to the Forum then took out time to visit the exhibitions stands.
Dosumu Oluwole the acting head, NEPAD Business Group Nigeria Secretariat expressed his appreciation to all who graced the occasion and used the occasion to restate the resolve of the NEPAD Business Group Nigeria to continue to intervene and partner with other stakeholders in the rice value chain to help bring transform the economy of Africa.
Urban Shelter Ltd and Representative Of Nbgn Chairamn, Chief Dr Nike
Akande, Con, Mr. Obinna G. Opara, Director, Federal Ministry of
Agriculture and Representative of Honourable Minister of Agriculture,
Chief Audu Ogbeh, Hon (Princess) Gloria Akobundu, National
Coordinator/Ceo, Nepad Nigeria, Mr Sanni Ganiyu Okanlawon, Special
Adviser to Lagos State Governor on Food Security, and Mr Emmanuel
Ijewere, Chairman, Best Foods (Global) Nigeria Ltd at the recently held 3rd Nigeria Rice Investment Forum held in Abuja on Dec 6 – 7, 2016
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