Kogi Agriculture Summit to hold in Abuja, Abdijan



LOKOJA - Kogi state said its proposed Agricultural summit is aimed at showcasing the state as the hub of agricultural investment in the country.

The state Commissioner for Agriculture, Kehinde Oloruntoba who revealed this yesterday said that the summit will take place in Lokoja, Abuja and Abidjan, the Côte d'Ivoire capital.

Oloruntoba sad the summit will be headlined by some of the most experienced consultants in agricultural investment and will be attended by investors and companies with interests in agriculture and agro-allied businesses.

He said the Lokoja event will takes place on January 26th, 2018, while the Abuja leg takes place on February 9th

"Chairman of the Summit is Chief Kolawole Babalola Jamodu, who was the first Nigerian Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PZ for 10 years and has been the Chairman of Nigerian Breweries Plc since January 1, 2008.

"Billed to speak at the events are Professor of Fishries and Aquaculture, Ali Benjamin Haruna, from the University of Technology, Yola; World Bank's Senior Operations Specialist and Task Team Leader of the World Bank Assisted Commercial Agriculture Development Project, Dr. Lucas Akapa; and Dr. Stella Adejoh, PhD. Agricultural Extension and Rural Sociology. Also in attendance will be the Coordinator of Synergies, Victor Adejoh.

"We intend to showcase our Agricultural potentials as a state at these summit series. These events are expected to let the world know that our location and endowments as a state are enough incentives for investors to come and invest in the state. Coupled with the added advantages of a strong political will on the part of our governor and favourable policies garnished with mouth-watering incentives, we are certain that there is no other place that promises high returns on investment like agriculture in Kogi State."

"Potential investors should prioritise Kogi State because of its strategic location, abundance of natural resources, guaranteed security and good government policies

"There is serious and sustainable market in Kogi state. We are the only state bounded by 10 other states and the Federal Capital Territory. We are a confluence state. River Niger and Benue have their confluence in Lokoja, so there is abundance of water all year round. We have fertile land across the 21 Local Government Areas of the state. Worthy of mention is over the 350,000 hectares of land in Alape, suitable for almost all the crops.

"We have a youthful population, who have expressed their preference for Agriculture. Our Governor has declared a state of emergency in Agriculture and has demonstrated enough political will to drive agriculture in the state. We have also invested so much into security that we are acknowledged as one of the safest places to live and do business. All the companies resident in Kogi will attest to that."

Oloruntoba explained that the choice of Abidjan for the final leg of the summit series was so the state would make a case for itself at the African Development Bank (AfDB) situated there.

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