Stakeholders seek more investment in agricultural, solid mineral value chain

From Umar Dankano, Yola

Stakeholders have called on the federal, state governments and large scale farmers to invest heavily in exploration of solid minerals as well as  revamp competitive engagement in agricultural and solid mineral value chaim, which can bridge the macro-and micro economic constraints such as poverty and unemployment.

The resolution was reached at the 2025 African Mineral summit and exhibition in Yola, Adamawa state capital recently were policy makers, farmers and experts brain stormed on the need for people to explore the God given endorsements left untapped.

In his welcome address, Chairman of the Summit and former Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academics), Modibbo Adama University, Yola, Professor Bashir Aliyu said the summit was a strategic towards addressing the feeble economic status in Africa.

Aliyu  highlighted the need and importance to promote sustainability of Agriculture and solid mineral research development appealing to experts to put more efforts in exploring the potentials available for the benefit of the people and our societies.

Delivering his remarks the convener of the summit, Dr. John Yohannah Pakka said that the summit was aimed at bridging Agriculture and solid mineral value chain development gap through grassroots productivity, financial inclusion model, investment sharing,Export trade inclusion and capacity building.

Pakka hammered on the urgent need for change in our farming methods where activities are done manually advocating for switch over to modernized techniques of farming so that large output can be achieved by our majority farmers.

He explained that the developed countries are ahead of us in farming due to their advancement in mechanization and technology where high yield is recorded both in raining or dry season.

He suggested that our farmers can form cooperative or clusters to purchase agricultural advanced machines for high crops production.

Commissioner of Commerce and Industry, Hon.John Ishaya Dabari said that the summit was timely bearing in mind the need to diversify from crude oil exploration which have captioned the attention of everyone.

Hon Dabari added that the meeting in the north east stand as a wake up call to all and sundry urging for stoppage of illegal mining in the state and country at large.