President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said the Federal Government under his leadership was targeting a regime of self-sufficiency in food production and consumption for the country.
He said his administration would also continue to cut down on imports of agricultural products that depleted the country’s foreign reserve in the past.
According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President spoke while receiving Letter of Credence from the High Commissioner of Republic of Singapore to Nigeria, Mr. Lim Seng, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Buhari said the era of high import bills on food was fast becoming a thing of the past, with growing investments in the agricultural sector, favourable weather and collective will of Nigerians to start feeding themselves, and exporting products.
“I am very pleased with the relationship we have with Singapore, and we are benefiting a lot from your experiences and investment.
“Recently, I was in Kaduna to commission one of your investments in agriculture.
“We are happy that you are also looking at the agricultural sector because that is integral to our economic blueprint for diversifying the economy,” he said.
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