He
explained that this would be achieved, if current gains of the Presidential Fertiliser
Initiative (PFI) were sustained. Etuh explained that Nigeria is currently
selling the agro input to some neighbouring countries like Benin Republic, Chad,
Cameroon and Niger Republic, adding that this development would help to restore
the country’s position as the food basket of the West African sub-region.
The
export opportunity, he revealed, would be made possible by the increased local
production of fertilisers, which has increased from a mere 500,000 metric
tonnes in 2015, to close to the current two million metric tonnes. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html
Etuh,
who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the initiative, which he said, has
helped farmers to access the critical agricultural input at affordable prices.
He
added that the situation has further reduced their overheads, boosting yields
and encouraging more players to invest in the agriculture value chain.
He
said: “Before the conceptualisation and activation of
the PFI, we had a situation where there were 32 fertiliser blending plants in
Nigeria that were moribund. Out of this number, only five blending plants were
functional and even then, they were producing at 10 per cent capacity on the
average and that was because of the excessive emphases on importation.”
He
added that the situation also meant that the country is exporting jobs, even
when we cannot provide jobs here in Nigeria. “Foreign
exchange that is scarce is also spent in building other people’s economies,” he
added.
According
to Etuh, Nigerians must make concerted efforts to show commitment towards
solving the employment challenges that have been mounting in the country over
the past decades.
He
stressed that one of the critical planks of reversing the trend was a sustained
investment in agriculture in a creative way, as not to create losses on both
the government and the people. http://www.tectono-business.com/2016/02/contemporary-step-by-step-guide-to.html He also commended Buhari
for showing what he called the ‘political will’ that has made it possible for
the initiative to become a huge success.
On how
to measure the results of the scheme, Etuh said the evidence is easily
noticeable in the increasing volume of production of staples like rice and
maize by farmers in the country.
This,
he credited to the increased appetite for the purchase of fertilizers. “Nigerians can testify, as well as farmers about the
revolution that happened in rice and maize production, which are both good
examples of moves to guarantee food security in the country,” he
concluded.
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