AGRICULTURE: NDOMA – EGBA ADVOCATES FOOD SUFFICIENCY THROUGH FARMING POLICIES.
Written by AIGBOKHAEBHO OKHUELEIGBE on September 25, 2022
Former Nigerian Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma-Egba has advocated a back-to-farm policy for young graduates in a bid to guarantee food Sufficiency and Commercial export to generate national income and reduce unemployment.
Ndoma-Egba said this during the annual New Yam Festival in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State.
Represented by the National President of the Federation of Agricultural Commodities Association of Nigeria (FACAN), Victor Eyamba, the former senate leader who is also a farmer, said the diversification policy of National income from an Oil economy to Agriculture will guarantee food Sufficiency and improve revenue.
Also Speaking at the event was the representative of Cross River State Government, led by Commissioner for lands, Prof John Inyang, and Ikom Traditional rulers, who assured young graduates in the area of arable land for their agricultural startups.
Ikom Local Government Area is a gateway to commerce and agricultural produce in Cross River State and South Eastern Part of the country through a borderline with Cameroon.
Story By Rasheed Olanrewaju
