Youth Farmers Oversubscribe To Kwara Government 's Estate Farms

Date: 2018-08-13

The 2550 hectares of land secured for farming activities by the Kwara State government under its Off-takers Demand Driven Agriculture (ODDA) scheme have been oversubscribed by youth farmers in the State.

The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Bamidele Adegoke, who disclosed this in Ilorin, expressed delight that more youth are showing interest in agriculture. He added that people need to consider agriculture as a business venture.

Adegoke also clarified that the State government is not acquiring land from communities for the estate farm development, but collaborating with communities that are willing to provide land for farming activities.

He listed the communities where the government had secured land for the estate farms to include Oke-oyi, Ejidongari, Esie, Agbamu, Reke, Malete, Alateko, Ekan, Ballah, Isin, Share, Shonga, Bode-Saadu and Owode-Ofaro.

The Commissioner said over 1000 farmers are targeted to be empowered and settled on the estate farms, adding that women and unemployed youths would be given priority.

According to him, the Estate Farm initiative is unique because it ensures ease of administration, monitoring and allows the government to ensure adequate security for the farmers and their farm produce.

He added that the farmers enjoy subsidies on land clearing and land preparation, which eventually brings down the cost of production.

In a related development, the Special Adviser to the governor on Agriculture and Rural Water Support Services, Mr. Anu Ibiwoye disclosed that the N1b loan facility approved yesterday by the State House of Assembly, will be disbursed to peasant farmers across the 16 local governments of the State.

He explained that the loan facility is to be obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under its Anchor Borrowers programme, stressing that the State government is standing as guarantor for the farmers to enable them access the fund.

Ibiwoye stated that the facility will enhance agricultural activities at the local level, and ensure food security, job creation and poverty reduction.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

First Lady     Aliyu Salihu     Yomi Adeboye     Zainab Abass     Sunday Otokiti     Yeketi     Jamiu Oyawoye     Reuben Paraje     Mohammed Ibrahim     Isa Aremu     Kawu Baraje     Joseph Bamigboye     Afeyin-Olukuta     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Women For Change And Development Initiative     NaAllah     Bashirat Bola Bello     Folajimi Aleshinloye     Sherif Shagaya     Hussein Oloyede     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Omar Gambari     Oke-opin     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Ijagbo Health Centre     Agboola Babatunde     Dar-Al-Handasah Consultants     Awwal Jawondo     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Atiku Abubakar     Femi Agbaje     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport     New Nigeria People’s Party     Lawal Olohungbebe     Kolo     Folorunsho Erubu     Islamiya Abdulraheem     Shonga Farm Project     Dogara     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Assayomo     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     CKNG     Jide Ashonibare     Rafiu Ibrahim     Muhammed Akanbi     Timothy Akangbe     Mohammed Haruna     National Party Of Nigeria     Gurei     Olaitan Buraimoh     Olaoye B. Felix     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Christopher Ayeni     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Offa Poly     Abdulhakeem Adelaja Amao     Azeez Bello     Ademola Kiyesola     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Nigeria Customs Service     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Trader Moni     Olokoba     Kazeem Adekanye     New Model Police Station     Abatemi Usman     Yemi Sanni     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Babaloja-General     ANCOPPS     Iliasu    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bamikole Omishore     Javed Khan     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Nigerian Army     YAKOOYO     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Shao     Shettima Of Ilorin     Oba Abu     Agor Market     Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations     Abdullahi Samari     Salihu S. Yaru     Segun Ogunsola     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Olokoba Sulyman     Yaman     Shehu Alimi Foundation For Peace And Development     Student Learning Support Helpline     Amule Elementary School     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Labour Party     Olofa Of Offa     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Elese Of Igbaja     Bashir Adigun     Federal Allocation     Hamza Usman     Valsolar Consultoria     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     David Oyedepo     Facemasks     International Vocational Centre     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Chikanda     Budo Egba     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Ibrahim Mashood     Osuwa     Firdaos Amasa     Amos Sayo     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Olatunji Bamgbola     Sa\'adu Salahu     Dasuki Belgore     Paul Olawoore     Jaiz Bank     Earlyon Technologies     Pategi     Mohammed Alabi Lawal     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Mansurat Amuda-Kannike     Umar Ayinla Saro     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Eleja Taiwo Banu     Niyi Ogundiran     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Tope Daramola     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Michael Ologundea     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Jide Oyinloye     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Yekini Adio     Ibrahim Taiwo     College Of Education     Opaleke Bukola Iyabo     CACOVID Palliatives     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Mahmud Ayinla Giwa     Kwarareports.com