https://www.agri-food-update.com/https://www.africa-agri-market.com/Prof. Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka on industrialising Nigeria’sagricultural sector

Ibadan – Former Senior Special Adviser on Industrialisation to the President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Professor Banji Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, has called on the Nigerian government to urgently industrialise the country’s agricultural sector as a strategic pathway to achieving food security, economic diversification, and sustainable employment.

Speaking at the Oyo State Economic Summit held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, during a lecture titled “Industrializing Agriculture for Economic Development and Food Security: Enhancing National Economies and Sub-National Entities”, Professor Oyelaran-Oyeyinka warned that despite Nigeria’s vast arable land and status as a leading global producer of crops such as cassava and yam, the nation remains a food-deficit country heavily reliant on imports.

Speaking at the Oyo State Economic Summit held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Ibadan, during a lecture titled “Industrializing Agriculture for Economic Development and Food Security: Enhancing National Economies and Sub-National Entities”, Professor Oyelaran-Oyeyinka warned that despite Nigeria’s vast arable land and status as a leading global producer of crops such as cassava and yam, the nation remains a food-deficit country heavily reliant on imports.