Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke has urged Federal and State Governments to establish industries that would take farm produce as their raw materials as feed-stock to push agriculture from subsistence level.
\nDuke told newsmen last Sunday in Enugu that there had been so much awareness on agriculture but that the sector remained low and done at the subsistence level.
\n\u201cWith so much awareness; why or how come success is so minimal?
\n\u201cThe answer is quite simple. Until agriculture is applicable to industry, it will perpetually remain at the subsistence level,\u2019\u2019
\n\u201cUntil our cassava is applied toward industry such as starch production, industrial and pharmaceutical grade, other than just food consumption, our agriculture sector will not be at the expected level desired.
\n\u201cOur yam production must apply in agricultural industry the way potatoes in the western world have been so applied.
\nThe former governor said that with such policy in place, agriculture would solve the nation\u2019s economic problems and ensure food security, job creation and foreign exchange conservation.
\nHe noted that the recent local investment in tomato paste manufacturing industry would ensure increase in tomato production, better pricing, investment in preservation and huge savings from reduction in foreign imports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke has urged Federal and State Governments to establish industries that would take farm produce as their raw materials as feed-stock to push agriculture from subsistence level. Duke told newsmen last Sunday in Enugu that there had been so much awareness on agriculture but that the sector remained […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n