President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has said the decision by Nigeria’s government to allow massive food importation risks destroying the country’s agriculture. According to him, this follows the announcement by Nigeria’s Minister for Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari, on July 10, that the Federal Government would suspend duties, tariffs, and taxes on the importation of maize, husked brown rice, wheat, and cowpeas through the country’s land and sea borders, for 150 days. Adesina, who stated this while speaking to African Primates of the Anglican Church at…
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