Makwoi made this known in a recent media chat in Nairobi. According to her, when Adesina was Vice-President (Policy and Partnerships) of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), he contributed to making policies that are currently boosting agricultural production across Africa. Speaking further, Makwoi lauded Adesina for the launch of the Growth Enhancement Support (GES) “through which Nigerian farmers now receive subsidised seeds and fertilisers through vouchers on their mobile phones”.
According to the CAADP Focal Person, the policy has provided a conduit for the private sector to key into the fertiliser business, which is a model for ASCU in Kenya and “…would enable Kenyan farmers to benefit from fertilisers, seeds, feeds and pesticides without any interference from middle men….” Kenya, according to Makwoi, is an agro-based economy and has keyed into Adesina’s policies to improve its agricultural sector.
In her words, “through our agricultural sector development strategy, the growth target has been pegged at a target of seven per cent which is above the six percent expectation from CAADP”. It will be recalled that the Nigerian Minister recently delivered the keynote speech at the African Green Revolution Forum in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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