Nigeria’s food import bill of over N1.3 trillion which shows the country largely dependent on external sources to augment local production has been further highlighted by recent data suggesting 20.14 million tonnes in crop deficit and 60 million poultry birds deficit.
While the gap between deman
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Caleb Ojewale
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