By Nneka Nwogwugwu
Ekiti state government has concluded plans to enter into partnership with a Brazilian organization, Africa –Brazil International Forum, in agribusiness, monorail and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).
Gov. Kayode Fayemi, who made this known when he met with officials of the organisation in his office in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday, said that improving transportation and agriculture in Ekiti State were part of his administration’s plans.
He said his government would gladly partner with the organization to actualise some of his laudable programmes, particularly in agriculture and transportation.
The governor noted that Brazil had taken some giant strides in agriculture, having the most successful agricultural research organization in the world, and hence the interest of Ekiti to tap from their wealth of experience, particularly in the areas of research and technology.
He revealed that Ekiti and Brazil had a lot in common, including climate and the types of crops available in the two zones.
” This is because everything I saw in Brazil, climate wise, soil wise was almost as if I was back in Ekiti.
” During my first term in office I spent some time in Brazil and I visited one of the most successful agricultural research organizations in the whole world, and we were able to learn a lot about what makes agriculture successful there.
” The successful crops are those that we have here, cocoa, tubers and grains. But Brazilians have done more to advance via technology, via research and there is a lot for us to learn from the experience of Brazil”, he said.