Good News As Nigeria, Ukraine Set To Enter Agricultural Pact
- The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has continued its commitment to agricultural reforms in Nigeria
- Recently, the Ukrainian government hinted that it will be considering the proposal submitted by Nigeria to build a logistics hub for the storage of grains
- The partnership is expected to further boost and solidify the relationship between both countries
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Nigeria and Ukraine may be on the verge of entering an agricultural pact in the coming weeks to aid and boost agricultural development in the West-African country.
As reported by Ukrinform, the Ukrainian government is considering implementing the proposal issued by the Nigerian government to erect a logistics hub for the storage of grains and other consumable farm produce.Pres
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This development was disclosed by the Ukrainian government in a sequel to a crucial meeting between the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Minister Mykola Solskyi, Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Minister Geoffrey Onyeama and Nigeria’s Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar.
What Ukraine govt said
While reacting to the outcome of the meeting, Solskyi was quoted saying:
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“Ukraine is interested in developing such a logistics project and is ready to consider the details.”
Legit.ng gathered that the meeting transpired in Nigeria during the visit of delegates from the Ukrainian Agrarian Policy and Food Ministry.
Other conversations held at the meeting were tailored around prospective partnerships in trading and reform which also include setting up a logistics hub for regular grain and food product deliveries.
President Buhari has been a fond supporter of agricultural reforms in Nigeria. His administration has carried out numerous agricultural projects, especially in rice farming.
Nigeria to receive 25,000 tonnes of grain through grain from Ukraine Initiative
Similarly, Nigeria is set to receive 25,000 tonnes of grain from the Ukrainian government under the Grain from Ukraine Initiative.
The country's minister of agrarian policy and food, Mykola Solskyi, announced this during a meeting with Nigeria's Geoffrey Onyeama, the minister of foreign affairs, and Mohammad Abubakar, minister of agriculture and rural development.
Solskyi maintained that irrespective of the ongoing war in his country, Ukraine would not stop sending food to countries that need it the most.
Source: Legit.ng
