Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state said that development of the agro economy will be one of the major programmes of the Rescue Mission in the next four years.
The Governor made this known when members of the State Chapter of Poultry Association of Nigeria and stakeholders on the livestock industry paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House Owerri.
Okorocha revealed that when elected for the 2nd tenure in office, his administration will build agro-based industries as well as provide incentives to encourage participation in agriculture in order to create employment and wealth for the people of the State. He went further to state that the agricultural sector if developed, has the capacity to generate about 75% jobs for the teaming unemployed youths as well as address the problem of poverty and hunger in the nation.
Governor Okorocha reassured farmers that the state government will provide the needed market for their products to save them from losses.
The governor have directed that a joint committee of the Ministries of Agriculture, Education and Community Government Council be set up to quickly buy off the excess eggs from the poultry farmers to encourage them produce more
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