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The Federal Government has unfolded plans to commence the construction of about 10 new dams in the 36 states of the Federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) as the Agriculture sector is in dire need of water.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, stated this yesterday at the public presentation of the water sector roadmap with the theme: “Immediate and Long Term Strategies for the Water Sector 2016-2030,” organised by the Ministry of Water Resources in Abuja.
Ogbeh said “We hope to create, in the next few years, 10 dams in each States of the federation. We have a project coming up next year called PROJECT 10/37, we are looking at a minimum of ten dams in each States including the FCT.”
“We need the Ministry of Water Resources more desperately than the Ministry needs its self, we need to irrigate the land, we need to keep the animals, we need water for other reasons. We are looking at a future where, whether it rains or it does not rain, we can continue to produce food because if we don’t, as our population is ballooning towards 450million by 2050, we may face serious problems with food production.” he said.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, stated this yesterday at the public presentation of the water sector roadmap with the theme: “Immediate and Long Term Strategies for the Water Sector 2016-2030,” organised by the Ministry of Water Resources in Abuja.
Ogbeh said “We hope to create, in the next few years, 10 dams in each States of the federation. We have a project coming up next year called PROJECT 10/37, we are looking at a minimum of ten dams in each States including the FCT.”
“We need the Ministry of Water Resources more desperately than the Ministry needs its self, we need to irrigate the land, we need to keep the animals, we need water for other reasons. We are looking at a future where, whether it rains or it does not rain, we can continue to produce food because if we don’t, as our population is ballooning towards 450million by 2050, we may face serious problems with food production.” he said.