Determined to make Nigeria a hub and supplier of agro-allied technologies, equipment and machinery for the development of the agriculture sector, Chief of Staff (COS) to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari, has performed the ground-breaking of the Agricultural Machinery and Equipment Development Institute (AMEDI), Lafia, Nasarawa State for North Central geo-political zone.
He was represented by Special Assistant to the President on Foreign and International Affairs, Ambassador Abdullahi Omaki.
Recently, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the establishment of six agricultural machinery and equipment development institutes, one each for a geo-political zone.
The intention of the government is to reduce importation and Nigeria’s continued reliance on foreign technologies for agricultural implements, as well as to conserve foreign exchange.
In his welcome address, Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Prof. Mohammed Sani Haruna, said: “It is a case of a promise kept by the President Buhari administration, as the establishment of the agric machinery institute, Lafia targets the provision of 10 million jobs for unemployed Nigerian youths through economic diversification, especially exploring the gains of agriculture in nation building.”
