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TOWARDS A DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY-FG LAUNCHES NEW AGRICULTURE ROADMAP

The Federal Government has inaugurated a roadmap for the agriculture sector, tagged:
“The Green Alternative: Agriculture Promotion Policy, 2016-2020.’’ Audu Ogbeh Speaking at the occasion, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, said the vision was to revive agric sector to boost food production in the country. According to Ogbeh, the policy will serve as the new fulcrum for economic diversification, inclusive growth and sustainable development in agric sector.
Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/fg-launches-agriculture-roadmap-green-alternative/

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