{"id":30492,"date":"2021-05-18T11:22:51","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T10:22:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/?p=30492"},"modified":"2021-10-07T00:42:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T00:42:52","slug":"kaduna-state-unveils-policy-to-boost-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefreezonechannel.com\/old\/kaduna-state-unveils-policy-to-boost-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaduna state unveils policy to boost agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kaduna State Government has formulated and unveiled its policy to enhance&nbsp; growth and development of agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The document released on Tuesday is a product of nine months of research and extensive consultations, the Commissioner for Agriculture, Hajiya Halima Lawal, has said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>She said that the policy&nbsp; evolved in response to the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1 and 2 and the need to diversify the&nbsp; economy.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The commissioner further said the policy would&nbsp; develop&nbsp; \u2018\u2019agriculture as the economic backbone, create self-sufficiency in food production in line with Federal Government\u2019s efforts to diversify the economy, reduce&nbsp; over-dependency on oil and ultimately create enabling environment for private sector investments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>According to her,&nbsp; the policy is&nbsp; conceived to accelerate agricultural development and facilitate socio-economic prosperity by addressing the huge challenge of inefficient and ineffective agricultural systems.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The commissioner reiterated that Gov. Nasir El-Rufai \u2018s administration recognised that agriculture was key to ensuring food sufficiency, employment generation and agro industrial development.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The present administration&nbsp; fully aligns&nbsp; with the Federal Government in diversifying the economy to shift from oil to the non-oil sector,\u2019\u2019 she added.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Lawal also said the documents&nbsp; would&nbsp; guide stakeholders in the state\u2019s quest for rapid agricultural development,&nbsp; including the private sector through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) concept, as well as in \u2018stand-alone\u2019 investments in line with global best practices.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>She explained that the documents would&nbsp; have strong legal framework ti boost investors confidence and commit&nbsp; the state and local government areas to adequate annual budgetary allocations to agriculture.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The commissioner thanked&nbsp; both the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) for funding&nbsp; the evolution of the policy through a two-year capacity strengthening project&nbsp; and the facilitator, Synergos Nigeria for their assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>She also commended the Partnership for Inclusive Agricultural Transformation in Africa (PIATA) , the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, UKAid and the Rockefeller Foundation for their support.<\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-30492\" data-postid=\"30492\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-30492 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kaduna State Government has formulated and unveiled its policy to enhance&nbsp; growth and development of agriculture. 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