Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the Chief Executive Officer, Dangote Group, has said that the company would invest 4.6 billion dollars in Nigeria’s agricultural sector over the next five years.
Speaking at the 6th edition of the 2017 AgrikExpo and NABG Conference in Abuja he also appealed to government at all levels to rehabilitate and construct feeder roads to facilitate movement of farm produce to markets.
He listed sugar, rice, tomatoes and oil palm as some of the agricultural sectors where the monies would be invested.
Dangote was Represented by Alhaji Mansur Ahmed, the Executive Director, Stakeholder Management and Corporate Communications of Dangote Industries Limited. The industrialist said if agriculture must succeed in the country, our farmers must be young and active which means that youths must be involved.
“We need to improve human capital in every aspect of the farm value chain.
“There is need for infrastructure to be in place to enable farmers transport their produce from farm to markets,’’..
He called for adequate cooperation between the public and private sector to enable agriculture thrive in the country.
“Agriculture cannot thrive in this country except there is a better partnership, collaboration between the private and public sectors,’’ Dangote said.