Believes in agriculture – Dan-Ali

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Editor -in -Chief of Daily Trust titles, Mallam Mannir Dan-Ali, has said the management of the newspapers has great interest in agricultural development.

Dan-Ali, who stated this at the North-Central and FCT farmers’ forum and exhibition, organised by the the newspaper in collaboration with the Nasarawa state Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resource, said the forum is the third in the series as part of the company’s corporate social responsibility to the nation’s agricultural development.

Represented by the company’s Associate Director, Business, Mr. Aliu Akoshile, the CEO, said the forum is meant to support Nigerian agriculturists with the platform to derive agric and agro-business forward.

He said “We want every Nigerian, who is into agriculture to drive the benefit and get necessary support. Daily Trust is into agriculture, we believe so much in agriculture because we know that is the future of our great country.”

He added, “Agriculture is lfe and every part of the world is embarrassing agriculture and agri-business and as a responsible cooperate organization, we contribute our quota and consolidate the effort of federal government in developing the sector.”

He noted that the maiden conference was held in Abuja in 2015 and that the response from that event culminated in the decision of the company to take it to all zones in the country, starting from the North Central.