Imo poised to be food hub of S/East

Governor Rochas Okorocha, while performing the ceremony at Obibi Ihiagwa Agro Service Centre, Owerri, yesterday regretted that agriculture which occupied over 75% of the Nigerian economy in the past years was dumped ignorantly for crude oil which paved the way for poverty in the nation.He said the farm, which was developed by Imo Agricultural Programmne […]

Governor Rochas Okorocha, while performing the ceremony at Obibi Ihiagwa Agro Service Centre, Owerri, yesterday regretted that agriculture which occupied over 75% of the Nigerian economy in the past years was dumped ignorantly for crude oil which paved the way for poverty in the nation.
He said the farm, which was developed by Imo Agricultural Programmne (ADP), would not only create employment but also increase the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) while urging the youth to embrace farming for wealth creation.
Okorocha revealed that agriculture, if given the pride of place in the country, has the ability to revamp the economy, bring about the needed development, create job opportunities for the teeming youth and secure the future for generations unborn.
The governor noted that the rescue mission administration has recorded tremendous strides in education, massive infrastructural development, road construction, etc, pointing out that provision of food on the table of the masses and youth empowerment necessitated the revamping of the Imo Palm Plantation and the Imo Modern Poultry, Avutu.