The Co-Chairman National Assembly Committee on Agriculture, Rural development and Agricultural Institutions, Hon. Linus Abaa Okorie representing Ivo/Ohaozara/Onicha Federal Constituency of Ebonyi state has called on the Federal government to continue to encourage the youths to embrace Agriculture in line with the government agenda to diversify our economy. He said this in a budget joint Committee
sitting with 18 MDAs under Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development at the Senate building. The Ebonyi state Honourable also commended the Federal government on enlightenment efforts so far made in Agriculture. “I have every reason to believe that this government is committed to agriculture. Although we have a longer way to go but where we are standing now is better than where we were before. We are confident it will get better”.
Okorie who advised the MDAs to be creative also said that “it is when we encourage our youths that the country can be seen as a country that has a future in agriculture. Agencies must be creative, increase infrastructures and also learn to get in touch with the private sector for innovation and Private partnership intervention and initiative”.
