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THISDAV • THURSDAY. JUNE 14 2012
COMMENT
Editor. Ed,torral Page PETER ISHAKA Email peter.ishaka@thisdaylive.com
DREAMS OF A PROUD NIGERIA Nigeria has aresponsibility to help create apolio-free world writes Nwa ..... Karw.r
WE HAVE A UNIQUE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT COURSE AND ERADICATE THIS DISEASE. WE'RE AT THE END OF THE GAME AND VICTORY IS WITHIN OUR REACH. WINNING THE FIGHT AGAINST POUO WOULD BE A HISTORIC ACHIEVEMENT FOR OUR COUNTRY AND A SOURCE OF PRIDE FOR EVERY NIGERIAN
JONATHAN AND THEAGRIOJLTURE INITIATIVES BoIaji Adebiyi argues that agriculture holds the ace to diversifying the Nigerian economy 18 planls will rNkr NigrnIIIhr ~ OI9SiIn pn:n!iIn U'I Ihr wOOd whm they.~ ~ in If1l" reel 24 rnuntt& With thl' VllOOU5 1flten.'8lbon 01 ~ jovthan. it hM been etlJn,"ttOO IMI Nlge:ia"scassava production will rR from J4 rru1hon nn.:: tons ., 51 rrn1l.n1 mrtnc IOl5 by 2015. Of ~ lI"W'Iy N'tgerianl ill!' by row .~ oIlhr ammib::nml 01 !hi!' P!sdmt 10 promoting thr ~ 01 ~ part!y n-te from CM5iIV&. It II'! rosbnVBi that O\"~f NfD bUUon In wheal unport bills will br saw<! from the substitubon of 40 pc'!" om! d bn!ad wheat flour W1th aIIAIn flour .nnualIy by ... """"Y from ... _ ~I has IIho been prtJmDbng Ihr cul~vmon 01 .nother sQpIe that .,. been ~ The
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bkoeding N~ 01 its ~ I'1I."eEffo1s ad Jrnnh WS ~ by thP ~ (;o,.'eII1mI!I1t 10 ~ IocaJ ptoducbm 01 ncr ill alreIdy ~ results with ttl!! ~ 01 nrw proce5IJ1g pbnb
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in Ebonyi and lAp State. Anothrr mu/tbl~ lion nun .,.,"etrnI!nt in rn pmducto'l in Taraba State is abo!lrt to mmmenoe..llJIIt Iik in thr CMr 01 CA'I5II~ Nige'III wiD _I"e ewe' NBI biDion in )'ftIrly knport biD wtth IcnJ produ:tiCl"ld ricr.. Apart from ritt.m ,c:w;av.. the FfdrBl
~ hasaho til! productim of other'' ' : : : ~in bh Sorghum fiml9.3 to 113 miDion mmic tons.. Cocot fDrw from 250, lIXl to .500, (D]mdnc tons. Cottm lJnt. from 1f),(UI1o 14O,OOJ mdnc IOnS wtW fe1ili2rr supply is to br ac-:t from 550.(0) 10 20 miIIdi mrtnc IcnroI's by 2DlS. Thr pt'Ogr.In1mt' wi1I JlI'f'YioJt' 0\'8 NnJ billion addi&n;aJ incr.:Imts ... Ihr hands d N'......... """'" JldI'Jbry.. "~III..m~lt
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