By Aideloje Ojo
Minna
The Niger State Government has secured partnership agreement with Arab Contractors in Egypt to revolutionise agricultural production in the state.
The Chief Press Secretary to the Niger state Governor, Bologi Ibrahim stated this in a statement issued in Minna.
Bologi explained that Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago had met with the officials of Arab Contractors in Cairo, Egypt from where the agreement with the Egyptian giants on agric production was secured.
He quoted the Governor to have decried the rate at which Africans rely heavily on food importation, adding that Africa continent currently imports $55bn worth of food including maize, wheat oils, rice and other agricultural products.
The state Governor, therefore stressed the need for African to take advantage of potentials of the Continent to cut down on food importation.
He said, “Niger State with its enormous potentials has adequate land and water with over 1,850 km of river front land for irrigation and 5m hectares of arable land capable of producing 50 million tons of food.
Meanwhile, the Global Chairman of Arab Contractors, Ahmed Moustafa El Assar has promised to visit Niger state in May 2025 along with the officials of Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Irrigation Development to explore areas of cooperation in agriculture.
He said that the Government of Egypt is fully committed to the food security of Egypt and Nigeria
