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Ex-President Jonathan is Africa Agriculture Technology Ambassador

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December 8, 2022
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Former President Goodluck Jonathan

Former Nigeria President, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has been appointed Africa Agricultural Technology Foundation’s (AATF’s) Africa’s Ambassador for Agricultural Technology.

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Dr Canisius Kanangire, AATF Executive Director, made the announcement on Friday after meeting with the former president in Yenagoa, Bayelsa capital.

Kanangire said that the appointment was informed by Jonathan’s track record of championing agricultural transformation on the continent.

Jonathan served as the President of Nigeria from 2010 to 2015 and had since been in the forefront of agricultural improvement on the continent.

While accepting the appointment, Jonathan said that as a former Head of State, his interest in serving the continent is driven by the interest he has in driving food security and transformation for better quality of life in Africa.

Kanangire said that Jonathan’s ’s commitment to uplift agriculture on the continent was exemplified by the Agricultural Transformation Agenda he pursued and diligently implemented in Nigeria during his tenure as President.

Kanangire recalled that the agenda targeted increasing efficiency and profitability in about 12 selected key agricultural commodities, which include: cotton, cocoa, cassava, oil palm, maize, soya bean, onion, rice, livestock, fisheries, tomato and sorghum.

He noted that under the agenda about 3.5 million new jobs were created based on the selected key products, while many more jobs were created from other value chains activities, with over N300 billions of additional income in the hands of Nigerian farmers and rural entrepreneurs.

He explained that in addition, over N60 billion (US$380 million) was injected into the economy from the substitution of 20% of bread wheat flour with cassava flour.

He pointed out that nother critical element of Dr Jonathan”s agricultural legacy as President of Nigeria was his ability to cut down on the importation of food that can be produced locally, thereby, saving the nation well over N1.3 trillion per annum on food import.

“Dr Jonathan was able to demonstrate in Nigeria that agriculture should be treated as a business and supported by relevant policies for the improvement of the livelihoods of our growing farming population.” he said.

According to the Executive Director, Jonathan is a Pan Africanist who had stood for the eradication of rural poverty and the peaceful coexistence of the continent, hence his involvement in peaceful conflict resolution on the continent.

He noted that as AATF’s Ambassador, Jonathan will advocate for advancement of Africa’s agricultural goals and economic growth through application of innovative technologies and enhanced investment in agriculture.

“AATF is honoured to have the former president as our Ambassador, whose role will accelerate ongoing efforts to improve our agricultural terrain,” said Kanangire.

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