“Logging, petroleum exploration, urban development, forest burning, grazing and other activities are involved in deforestation as well,” he stated.
Ms Adelaja-Kuye added that the platform would keep farmers better informed of new agricultural policies, events, training and business opportunities among others.
Rice farmers in Bauchi shared their sad experiences on low yields from their farms this year, blaming drought.
Nigeria has the economic potential to generate $427.3 million (N188 billion) from domestic value-addition to cassava and earn an additional $2.98 billion (N1.2 trillion).
“This summit is aimed at bringing together key actors in the global agribusiness space to showcase their potential for agribusiness investments.”
A top agriculture ministry official said that Nigeria was leading in spite of the low yield which is below 10 tonnes per hectare.
