NITDA, Agric Ministry to Launch E-Agriculture Portal

Chief Audu Ogbe, minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, has commended the management of the National Information Technology Development Agency, (NITDA) for developing an agricultural portal aims at making Nigeria to attain self-sufficient in food production.

The minster expressed his optimism on the project in his office when the management of the Agency with the project consultant paid him a working a visit to demonstrate the working of the portal to him.

Chief Ogbe was of the view that with a portal like this, the level patronage on Nigerian agricultural produce would increase in foreign countries while maintaining that “our produce will also enjoy quality control and provide necessary information to importers of our farm product.”

“We will collaborate with your Agency on this laudable initiative and we are starting right now by constituting a working team that will work further on the contents of the portal because it is very key for the effectiveness of the project.”

He said the team that will be put together would ensure elimination of inaccurate information and data on the portal urging the team to make provision for source of agricultural finances in the portal to enable farmers know how to source for credit facilities for their business.