Published 31 Mar,2021 via BizWatchNigeria - The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, disclosed that Nigeria imports food worth $5 billion on a yearly basis, of which dairy products make up $1.2-$1.5 billion.
He said this at the National Diary Policy Stakeholders Engagement in Abuja on Tuesday.
Nanono said that Nigeria’s milk production accounts for “only 13 percent of West African production and 0.01 percent of global dairy output.”
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