THE SOUTH WEST REPORT OF THE REGIONAL AWARENESS/
SENSITIZATION WORKSHOP
On The Implementation of The Nigeria Bio-Economy Framework/ Cassava Bio-Ethanol Project Pilot South-West Region Held At International Institute For Tropical Agriculture (IITA) Ibadan On 25th-26th July 2023
The South-west Regional Sensitization workshop was organized by the Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget, and National Planning as part of the ongoing Awareness/sensitization of critical stakeholders and the public on the validated Nigeria Bio-Economy Framework and the Implementation of the Cassava Bioethanol Pilot Project aimed at driving more inclusive partnership among the critical stakeholders and for the seamless implementation of the Nigeria Bio-Economy Programme. The South-West regional Workshop was a follow up to the previously held Regional Sensitization Programme for the South-East, North-Central, and the North-West Regions held in Enugu, Nasarawa, Kano, respectively. The Nigeria Bio-Economy Program is designed to leverage Bio-resources including cassava to produce Bioethanol and other cassava derivatives including Industrial Starch, Pharmaceutical, Starch, High Quality Cassava Flour HQCF Chips, sorbitol, Animal feeds and Ethanol. The sensitization workshop drawn participants from the Six South-West state of Ekiti, Lagos Ogun, Ondo, Oyo, and Osun, with players from top Government Functionaries, the Agribusiness sector, Academia, Government at all levels including representatives of Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Cassava Farmers all the six states were in attendance. (See details in the Workshop Attendance).