Nigeria and Ghana 2016 budget allocation for agriculture in comparison.
Ghana 2016 total budget was 10billion dollars,
Nigeria 2016 total budget was 20billion dollars,
Ghana allocate 100million dollars for agriculture,
Nigeria allocate 125million dollars for agriculture,
Ghana population was less than 28million,
Nigeria population was more than 180million,
Ghana budget 3.5million dollars for 1million Ghanaian,
Nigeria budget 697,444 thousand dollars for 1million Nigerians,
Ghana budget 357 dollars for each Ghanaian,
Nigeria budget 69 dollars for each Nigerian.
If you convert it to naira, it mean that Ghana budget 112,455 naira
for each Ghanaian, while Nigeria only budget 21,735 for each Nigerian.
This are some of the reason why I think Nigeria is not on track for
agricultural development, but we are on rhetorical track, if you think
we are on track, tell us one reason why you think we are on track and I
will tell you ten reason why Nigerian government are not serious in
developing agriculture.
Thailand budget allocation for agriculture in 2013 was 2.555billion dollars,
Thailand population was 67million in 2013,
that means 38million dollars for 1million people,
and 3,813 dollars for each person.
convert it to naira, it will be 1,201095 million naira for each person.
with this analysis, what makes you think Nigeria can meet food
sufficiency and even export by 2019 as claim by this administration?
If you ask me, I will tell you that 2016 and 2017 budget allocation
for agricultural sector is a disaster, mediocrity and lack of vision or
total ignorant of what it takes to meet food sufficiency. the evidence
is what we are currently witnessing, high cost of food, despite
government claim of bumper harvest. may God save Nigeria.
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