Nigeria, May 6 -- The Ogun State government has been nominated to benefit from three federal government's agricultural pilot programmes amid efforts to further position the state as one of the major food producers in the country, an official has said.

This development was disclosed by the executive secretary, National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA), Paul Ikonne, when he led the management of the Authority to the office of the state governor in Abeokuta on Wednesday.

Mr Ikonne said that Ogun will benefit from the Integrated Farm Estate, Garri Packaging Plant, a training programme on soil testing and extension services for 200 young graduates with science and agriculture-related degrees.

"We are running programmes and pr...