Nigeria, March 13 -- Concerned parties in the agricultural sector have stressed the need for agrarian financing, mechanisation, logistics efficiency, and value addition to position Nigeria as a leader in cassava processing.

They called at a workshop organised by Cavista Holdings and Agbeyewa Farms, held at Ikogosi Warm Springs Resort in Ekiti State over the weekend.

The workshop held a day after the Minister of Agriculture, Abubakar Kyari, visited Agbeyewa Farms.

It brought together representatives from Cavista Holdings, the Nigeria Agricultural Development Fund (NADF), the Nigeria Cassava Industrialisation Alliance (NCIA), the Lagos Business School (LBS), and other stakeholders.

Speaking at the event, Niyi Adebayo, Chief of Staff to ...