The Minister of Information and
Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said that the Federal Government expended
N2.7 trillion on agriculture and provision of other critical infrastructure in
the 2017 budget.
The minister disclosed this at a
Town Hall Meeting in Dutse on Monday to boost agriculture in the state in
particular and the country in general.
The meeting had four ministers in
attendance: Water Resources, Alhaji Suleiman Adamu, Agriculture, Chief Audu
Ogbeh, Trade, Industry and Investment (state), Hajiya Aisha Abubakar and
Information.
NAN quoted Mohammed as saying
that the government has been busy in rehabilitating and constructing rail lines
to link all parts of the country with one another.
According to the minister, it was
necessary to ensure transportion of perishable products like tomatoes,
pineapples, onion among others to avoid wastage.
In his remark, agriculture
minister, Chief Ogbeh said that it was unfortunate that most of the perishable
items get spoiled on the way due to vehicle breakdown or other reasons, hence
the need for alternative transportation.
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