In tackling food security, poverty, and environmental degradation, agriculture is key. According to Samuel Johnson, “agriculture not only gives riches to a nation but the riches she can call her own.
Currently, food import is $35 billion and it is expected that the figure will be $110 billion annually in the next five years with Nigeria expected to be the highest importer.
As a result of the recent government policies, research has it that Nigeria has surpassed Egypt to become Africa’s largest producer of rice with 8 million tons being produced yearly.
However, good government policies are not the only factors boosting agro investments in Nigeria. Innovative farming fused with modern technology is playing a major role too.