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When farmers, government agencies, banks, researchers, and businesses collaborate, they help manage every aspect of agriculture, from crop cultivation to sales, more efficiently, which in turn helps the industry grow.

Agriculture consultant Riyadh Mohammed made the comments on October 14, as he called for smarter spending to cut the nation’s food import bill.

Mohammed highlighted that the budget measures were critical to reversing $7.3 billion food import cost and empowering local farmers.