In various US states, he will also undertake crucial meetings with investors, investors, and top government officials.
Kashim Shettima, the vice president, has arrived in the country to take part in the World Food Prize competition in Iowa.
On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, the Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue-facilitated event will start.
The Vice President, who is the Special Guest at the event, will also give the keynote address, according to a statement released on Sunday by Mister Stanley Nkwocha, Special Assistant to the President on Media and Communications (Office of the Vice President).
In various US states, he will also undertake crucial meetings with investors, investors, and top government officials.
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Shettima will make use of the opportunity to tout the strengths and potential of Nigeria’s agricultural industry, attract investors, and press for support in enacting President Bola Tinubu’s mandates and programmes for the country’s agro-food industry.
The late former United Nations Secretary-General and founder of AGRA, Kofi Annan, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Presidents Felix Tshishiked and Joaquim Chissano, and AfDB President, Akinwunmi Adeshina are just a few notable African leaders who have previously used the event to rally support for agricultural development and food sufficiency in Africa.
See the full statement below:
Food Security:
His Excellency, Vice President Kashim Shettima has arrived the United States of America to participate in the AfDB World Food Prize-facilitated Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue slated for Iowa.
As the special guest, the Vice President is due to deliver the keynote address at the event which commences on October 24th, 2023. In the itinerary of the Vice President while in the US are high stake meetings across some states of the US with manufacturers, investors and top government officials.
On the Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue, VP Shettima as stated earlier, will be joining the late former United Nations Secretary-General and AGRA founder, Kofi Annan; World Food Prize Laureates; Ghana President, John Kufuor and AfDB President, Akinwunmi Adeshina; former President Olusegun Obasanjo; Presidents Felix Tshishiked and Joaquim Chissano; Joyce Banda; Ameenah Gurib – Fakim and IFAD President, Kanayo Nwanze as distinguished African leaders who in the past have used the event to canvas support for agricultural development and food sufficiency in Africa.
The Vice President will use the platform to speak to the potentialities and endowments of Nigeria’s agricultural sector, woo investors and push for commitments in achieving President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s mandates and programmes for Nigeria’s agro-food sector.
Stanley Nkwocha
Senior Special Assistant to
The President, Media and Communications,
(Office Of The Vice President)
