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.

Kwha.gov.ng     Oyedepo     Busari Alabi Alausa     Kemi Adeosun     Javed Khan     Jebba     Kuliyan Geri     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     Alumni Association Of The Federal Polytechnic Offa     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Oya State     Olupako     Yoonus Lawal     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Radio Kwara     CCB     Folaranmi Aro     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     KwaraLearn     Adesoye     National Pilot     Sunday Otokiti     KWAFFA     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Olokoba     Clara Nwachukwu     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Mustapha AbdulGaniyu     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Makama Of Kaiama     Yusuf Badmus     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Toyin Falola     Kale Bayero     Balogun Fulani     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Ambassador Kayode Laro     Musa Alhassan Buge     Ilorin South     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Tunji Olawuyi     Basic Education Certificate Examination     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata     Oke-Kura     Bola Tinubu     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Amasa     Kola Ologbondiyan     Shuaib Abdulkadir     MalHub     Lateef Fagbemi     KWSUED     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Balogun Ajikobi     Veterinary Teaching Hospital     AbdulRazaq AbduMajeed Alaro     Universal Basic Education Commission     Quran     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Ayobami Akanbi     Quranic Recitation Competition     Lawan     Ndama Al-hassan     Yeketi     SSA Youth Engagement     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Ahmad Uthman     Aminu Ado Bayero    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Toyosi Thomas     Smart School     Baba Issa     Alanamu     Samuel Adedoyin     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Kola Adesina     Yekini Adio     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Raymond Olaitan     Kannike     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Abdulrazaq Magaji     Yaru     Kwara TV     AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem     Kisra     PPS     ENetSuD     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Yunus Oniboki     Rafiu Ajakaye     Amule Elementary School     Azeez Salawu     Al-Adaby     Olupako Of Share     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     Ahmed Idris Mohammed     Adama Isa     Orire     Ilorin Emirate     AbdulHamid Adi     Police Commissioner     07039448763     Oke-Odo     Umar Sanda Yusuf     Muhammed Aliyu     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Universal Basic Education Commission     Tope Daramola     Budo Egba     Yashikira     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Simon Sayomi     Vasolar Consortium     Ijakadi     Dumagi     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Musa Yeketi     Obasanjo     Abubakar Atiku     Umar Ayinla Saro     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     The Herald     Sheikh Ridhwanullah     Musbau A. Akanji     Falokun-Oja     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Alfa Modibbo Belgore     Ibrahim Abdullahi     Taofeeq Olateju     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Asa     Allocation     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Suleiman Mora Omar     NAWOJ     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Taofik Abdulkareem     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Adeleke Ogungbe     Mahee Abdulkadir     Kwara State Sports Commission     Revenue Court     Bio Ibrahim