Senate advances Agricultural Revolution Bill

- ✦He said the proposed legislation would address challenges relating to mechanisation, agricultural financing, rural infrastructure and post-harvest losses through a comprehensive legal framework.
- By Henry Umoru ABUJA — A bill seeking to establish a comprehensive legal framework for the transformation and modernisation of Nigeria’s agricultural sector has scaled second reading in the Senate.
- Following its passage at second reading, the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, referred the proposed legislation to the Senate Committees on Agricultural Production, Services and Rural Development, and Agricultural Colleges and Institutions for further legislative consideration.
- He said the proposed legislation would address challenges relating to mechanisation, agricultural financing, rural infrastructure and post-harvest losses through a comprehensive legal framework.
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — A bill seeking to establish a comprehensive legal framework for the transformation and modernisation of Nigeria’s agricultural sector has scaled second reading in the Senate.
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By Henry Umoru ABUJA — A bill seeking to establish a comprehensive legal framework for the transformation and modernisation of Nigeria’s agricultural sector has scaled second reading in the Senate.
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Following its passage at second reading, the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, referred the proposed legislation to the Senate Committees on Agricultural Production, Services and Rural Development, and Agricultural Colleges and Institutions for further legislative consideration.
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He said the proposed legislation would address challenges relating to mechanisation, agricultural financing, rural infrastructure and post-harvest losses through a comprehensive legal framework.