The Delta State government has said the Agro-Industrial Park being established in Aboh-Ogwashi in Aniocha South Local Government Area would be a catalyst for economic transformation in the state.
The Commissioner for Information in the state, Mr. Charles Aniagwu, stated this during an inspection tour of the project and said that it was a strong commitment of Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa’s administration to grow a Delta economy not dependent on oil.
According to Aniagwu who said that the Park would provide agro-processing value-chain services to farmers in the state, said Delta has been known for oil, but we have also said that this is the time to move beyond oil and that it is not going to be mere rhetorics.
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“We have come here today to see for ourselves what we have done so far with respect to Delta Agro-Industrial Park.
“You have seen the location and we believe that by the time the park comes fully on stream, a number of our farmers who farm within the environment of the park and those who farm or grow their crops in different parts of the state will take advantage of the different factories and industries to be located in this industrial park for processing what they have.
“Our people lose the value of their farm produce because of lack of processing facilities and I am glad that this industrial park will bring in additional value for our farmers when completed and inaugurated,” he said