WORLDSTAGE ECONOMIC SUMMIT SET TO ADDRESS AGRICULTURAL CHALLENGES IN NIGERIA
The WorldStage Economic Summit 2016 is set to address the challenges facing agriculture in Nigeria and review strategies to create millions of jobs through the agricultural value chain. The Nigerian agricultural sector has been battling diverse challenges, especially spending over $1.3 billion to import milk or dairy products despite it's huge potential to produce. The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh had insisted that it was unsustainable and unacceptable for Nigeria to spend such a sumv on importing milk with the huge potential she has, not only to produce enough dairy for local consumption, but also for export purposes. The WorldStage Economic Summit 2016 which would be held at Lagoon Restaurant, Lagos on September 7 and 8, 2016 would have in attendance Senator (Dr.) Abdullahi Adamu, Chairman Senate Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development as part of the panel discussion session with Sub-Theme “Creating Millions of Jobs through Agricul