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.

Ilorin South     Durosinlohun Atiku     Popo-Igbonna     QuickWin     Suleman Abubakar     Adesina Simon Sodiya     David Adesina     Dagbalodo     Summit University     Ilorin Muslim Community     Law School Scholarship     Zaratu Umar     Alabe     Al-Hikmah Radio     Tunde Saad     Kayode Ibrahim     Kola Adesina     Gamji Members Association     UNIFEMGA     Okin High School     Ojuekun     Fatima Abolore Jimoh     Kwara State Governor     Javed Khan     Wahab Olasupo Egbewole     Zara Umar     Alanamu     Makama Of Kaiama     Ali Ahmad     Funke Adedoyin     Ubandoma     Abdulrazaq Adebayo     Air Peace     TETFUND     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Taofeeq Olateju     TESCOM 2025     Umar Saro     Tunji Arosanyin     Sabi     Abubakar Usman Jos     Garba Ado Sanni     KWACOBPA     Riskat Opakunle     Ilesha-Baruba     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Sobi     Dumagi     Saad Belgore     Unicontinental Construction Company     Esuwoye     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     AbdulQowiy Olododo     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Kehinde Baale     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Code Of Conduct     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Ibrahim Bio     Paul Olawoore     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Saidu Isa     Kwara State Pension Board     CLAY POT     Suleiman Mora Omar     FOMWAN     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Yusuf Ali     Isa Aremu     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Igbomina     Segun Abifarin     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi     Hausa    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Ijagbo     Jamiu Oyawoye     Oniyangi     Amuda Musbau     Saka Onimago     Oloye     Sherif Shagaya     Laduba     Salman Alada     Muslim Cementary     Funmilayo Zubair     S.O. Opowoye     NaAllah     Vasolar Consortium     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Bolakale Saka     Bature Bello     Maimunat Oniyangi     Kayode Alabi     Sa\'adu Gambari     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Press Release     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Onikijipa     Garba Dogo     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Egbewole     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Jumoke F. Ajao     Jaigbade Alao     Tsaragi/Share     GRA     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Oyedepo     Reuben Paraje     Roheemat Hammed     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Yahaya A Paniyaro     Ibrahim Abiodun     Kayode Laro     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     Ifelodun     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     11th Galadima     Kola Adesina     Taofeek Ibraheem     Moshood Bakare     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Kola Olota     Dairo Kunle Paul     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Isiaq Khadeejah     Valsolar-Kwara Company Limited     Saka Isau     MATTA Girls Foundation     Iyaloja-General     KwaraLearn     Aiyedun     Agor     IPSAS     Sanitation Exercise     Forgo Battery     Islamic Development Bank     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Muyideen Ajani Bello     Moses Salami     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Ibrahim Oniye     Ilorin Talaka Parapo     Talaka Parapo     Demola Banu     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Adisa Logun