Daily Trust (Abuja)
Aisha Umar
18 November 2008
U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria, Robin Renee Sanders has led a delegation of the U.S. Government and the U.S. World Cocoa Foundation officials to Jalingo, Taraba State for a practical capacity building program to enhance agriculture in Nigeria.
A statement from the Public Affairs Section of the U.S embassy, said the programme entitled "Enhancing U.S.-Nigeria Agricultural Partnerships: AGOA and Beyond", was part of a public-private partnership agreement with the Bank of Industry (BOI).
The statement said the November 14 program covered a variety of topics ranging from agricultural financing resources, to the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA, which eliminates import tariffs on 6,000 goods entering the United States from Africa.
It added "The U.S. mission and its partners were in Taraba, at the request of the government of Taraba State, to lay out a road map for farmers and other agricultural producers that will help them build the capacity they need to expand into the U.S. export market. This agricultural partnership between the U.S. Mission in Nigeria, BOI, and the government and people of Taraba State is a natural fit, given that an estimated 80 per cent of the people of this state are involved in agriculture," Ambassador Sanders said.
While in Jalingo, the Ambassador also accompanied the Governor of Taraba State, Honorable Danbaba Suntai, on a tour of the Highland Tea farm and factory to observe one of the state's most successful agricultural enterprises. She also paid a courtesy to the Emir of Muri .
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