…….@ WufasAgronet, wr don’t know more than Food.
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Given the various derivatives ( Value Chain) of major staple Food crops,Fruits and Dairy one would be reveling the obvious of the untapped potentials in each.
—- Cassava for example has the following value chains : Garri, starch, tapioca , Cassava flour, Animal feeds, ( Industrial materials) Ethanol, High Quality Caasava flour, Sweetener, Bakers yeast, Carbon dioxide etc .

— Dairy : Yoghurt, Frozen yogurt Cheese, Butter, Sour cream, etc. These derivatives can translate economically into quantum of foreign exchange and abundant consumables within.

PROCESSING

Our Ivory Towers ( Polytechnics/Universities ) in conjunction with Ministry of Science and Technology must as a matter of urgency step up scientific researches that will innovate digital prototype and pilot plant equipment for Patenting capable of launching Nigeria to join the rest of the world in the Industrial Revolution of the 4th realm in global economy.
Currently in the developed clime the Industrial revolution of the global economy is on the 4th realm in digital age dominated by the likes of
●Robotics , ●Artificial intelligence, ● Machine learning, ●Virtual and Augmented realities. and many more

while Nigeria is still grappling with basic aspect of the old economic order – analog.
Agroprenuers must be developed in replacement of oil which is determined by foreign interest.. Various agencies must take agroprocessing serious with the SME ,
SME are the largest employers of labour in the country. SMEDAN put an estimate of 37 million of SMEs in Nigeria in 2013.

In 2017 the Federal government through the Vice President set 10.6% growth target for manufacturing sector. MSMES are the engine room for the proposal that will engage the youths. It should be understood that the budget of a country is only about less than 10% of the yearly expenditure in the economy but has accelerator effect on the financial plan and can be used to consolidate achievement and to deliver on ERGP. This sector must be formalised grown by Human Capital Development agencies such as WUFAS AGR0Net – A Human Capital Development Consultant while the various financial institutions should make way to support the trained entrepreneurs and Start ups to expand businesses especially those that are developed in bankable business plan.

GOVERNMENT POLICY

Economic blue print for post oil Nigeria without the concomitant Legal- Political- Governance infrastructure to deliver such plan will end up in failed National plan. Extant laws must back up good government policy to prevent policy Summersault. The country came out of ressesion because of improved production occasioned by calming of frayed nerves in Niger- Delta and improved international market price. This is a precarious situation not suitable to build any National plan on. For Sustainable National plan that will stand the test of time ,

HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

In Agroprenuerial processing is key , to this end WUFAS AGR0Net is seeking Partnership with agencies such as:

• Agrobusiness Small /Medium Enterprise Investment Sector. (AGSMEIS) – Central Bank
• Bank of Industry ( BOI)
• NYSC
• SMEDAN ( MSMES)
• OTACCWA
• GRADUATE ENT. FUNDS
• ENT. Network Initiative. (ENT)
• Cottage AGM Processing Fund.
• Lagos Trust Fund
• Lagos Business School.
• Tony Elumelu Foundation.
• etc.

In the Economic Recovery Growth Plan – ERGP, manufacturing is key, Federal government recognizes that economy is likely to remain in a part of steady and steep decline if the narrative and trajectory are not changed which warranted the focus on economic diversification through targeted Investment in key priority sector such as agro-processing.

In 2017 the captured federal revenue generation of Non- oil revenues ( custom, FiRS- Tax, and sundry) was # 4.18 trillion while oil revenues were #2.99 trillion. To further boost Agrioprenuerial manufacturing, I will opine that Fed. Govt. should Establish in each of the 6 geo-political zones an industrial belt equipped with industrial parks with stable electricity from renewable energy sources eg. Hydroelectricity and other sources of green energy such as solar, windmill, and others. to compliment the National grid. As the national grid increases there will be Technological progress and growth and many moribund industries will come back to life.

Human Capital Development is very Germaine to development of Micro, Cottage plants of fruits and vegetables such as Tomatoes juice and paste, Oranges, Pineapple juices, also gasification ( packaging) of perishables such as Plantain, Banana and other vegetables for export purposes.

At WUFAS AGR0Net, we are a productivity-oriented Establishment in Food Processing. Our interest is in equipping Nigerian startups and Entrepreneurs to expand on Sustainable Food Security and value chain development. In Dairy, Beverages, Milling, Baking, Dry- Mix. technologies. etc. With sound basic training in Ethics of Food Processing Technology.; water treatment, Q/ C concept, preservation, packaging, etc.

Recently, UNDP ratings of poverty in Nigeria ( October 2018) was 53.7% this is an indictment on HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX (HDI) which is very low. HDI is the reflection on Education, Health, and standard of living. This abysmal low rating is predicated on a lack of HUMAN CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT which is a failure of governance in the national system and the family unit. The WORLD BANK and IMF .had on several occasions highlighted Human Capacity Development as the only solution to backwardness in Africa and Nigeria in particular. One area to diversify the economy is to expand the revenue base through agrioprenuerial manufacturing in Sustainable food security and value chain development especially processing that brings good quality products retail in simpler packaging eg. Sachets of coffee, toothpaste, water, and many more.

With the recent encouragement, the federal government is extending to the Chinese government and her people in various vital sectors of our economy such as Hydroelectricity, Railways transportation, etc our engineers must understudy them and be able to take over in similar assignments in no distance future. so that Nigeria will not play up to Chinese contraption as evidenced in Zambia.
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