Emmanuel Itoya Ijewere, an outstanding
businessman disclosed this at the FirstBank’s maiden Agric Expo 2017,
held at Eko Hotel and Suites, on Tuesday.
Ijewere said: “the train left Kano
at about 10am on Monday. As at 11am today, it has arrived Osun and by 10pm this
evening (Tuesday), it will be in Lagos. That is happening for the first time in
58 years.”
“I want to thank those who have made
it possible including the Minister of Agriculture. After this, it will now be
weekly affairs. We will move a lot of these things conveniently,” he said.
He said that the country lost 2.8
million tonnes of Tomatoes in 2016.
Due to poor storage facility, “at
N200,000 per tonne, the country lost tomatoes worth N5.6 billion” He added
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ReplyDeleteI guess we are making a little progress. Govt should do more to encourage private investors in the Agro business in order to guarantee food security for the nation. With more investments in the rail transport, prices of goods and services could drop significantly. We will get there some day. God bless Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. We will get there some day.
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