Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is leading a three-man delegation to Paris to seek partnership of the French government.
The partnership is to be sought on the multibillion naira special agriculture processing zone (SAPZ) that is underway in Lata (Patigi) and to get support on other investments in the sector.
Members of the Kwara delegation were the Commissioner for Agriculture, Mr. Sabbah Yisa Gideon and Technical Assistant to the Governor on Agriculture, Abdulquawiy Olododo.
In a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the state Governor, Rafiu Ajakaye, the team would also seek prospects for the Gidan Magajiya grazing reserve in Baruteen.
According to the statement, such partnership will complement Federal Government’s support on the same project and also align with the state government’s agricultural transformation plan that was recently launched.
Live Stock Value Chain
The partnership was driven by a three-day summit on livestock value chains and agricultural development in Paris/Clermont-Ferrand.
Kwara is attending alongside delegations from at least 15 states from Nigeria, including Ogun and Ondo states led respectively by Governors Rotimi Akeredolu and Dapo Abiodun.
Sommet De l’elevage 2021 (Summit) is the biggest livestock summit in Europe and will hold between the fifth and eight of October.
It is being attended by over 1,700 exhibitors and 95,000 participants from across the world.
The move comes ahead of the upcoming AfDB board meeting in which the Kwara request on the Lata SAPZ will be discussed.
Lateefah Ibrahim
