Federal Government, weekend, said creating a strong linkage between agriculture and industry was a sure way of boosting sustainable growth in the country.Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Okechukwu Enelama, disclosed this at the opening ceremony of 40th Kaduna International Trade Fair, tagged “Consolidating interface between industry and agriculture for sustainable economic development,” organised by Kaduna Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, KADCCIMA.
He said the Federal Government had begun implementing several programmes aimed at achieving these goals, saying one of these programmes was the Made-in-Nigeria for Exports programme seeking to fast-track the development of model export oriented Special Economic Zones across the country to promote export-oriented agro-processing; the revision and rollout of several sector policies to promote investment in processing of agricultural commodities such as oil palm, cassava, tomatoes, sugar, dairy,...