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.

Raymond Olaitan     United Nigeria Congress Party     Mohammed Saidu     Congress For National Consensus     Amada Jidda     Alliance For Democracy     Ronke Adeyemi     NIPR     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Olomu     George Funsho Adebayo     Sanusi Abubakar     SUBEB     Kale Ayo     Sebastine Obasi     Sango-UITH Road     Okin Biscuit     KWASIEC     Kehinde Boyede     Saliu Ajibola Ajia     Amuda Bembe     Lateef Fagbemi     Deji Ajani     Usman Rifun     Inside Kwara     Kupchi Hosea Maxwell     KWASAA     Titus Suberu-Ajibola     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Kemi Adeosun     Oladimeji Thompson     Benin Republic     Aisha Ahman Pategi     Hassan Taiye Salam     Akanji     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Adebara     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Ahmad Lawan     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     NSCIA     IF-K     Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa     Twitter     TIC     Anilelerin     Ayo Adeyemi     Lanre Badmus     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Ilorin Metro Park     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Awodun     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Abdulfatah Ahmed     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Kayode Ishola     Oke-Oyi     Abatemi-Usman     Ilorin.Info     Aminat Ahmed     Sa\'adu Salahu     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Saudat Abdulbaqi     Salary     Tanke Flyover Bridge     Lithium Deposit     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Saba Jibril     Kwara State University Of Education     Durosinlohun Kawu     Isiaka Gold     Pakata Development Association     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Yomi Ogunsola    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Mamman Saba Jibril     Labaeka     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Raheem Adaramaja     Lateef Fagbemi     Omotosho     Abubakar Ndakene     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Ayinde Oki     Micheal Imoudu     Idofin     Moji Makanjuola     V.O. Abioye     Farouk Salim     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Salman Jawondo     Isiaka Alikinla     Kunbi Titiloye     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     Unilorin     Ahman Pategi     Mahmud Ajeigbe     David Adesina     Lanre Issa Onilu     Oke-Oyi     Amuda Musbau     Onilorin     JAMB     Trader Moni     Gbemi Saraki     Quareeb     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Kazeem Oladepo     Olaitan Buraimoh     Ike Ekweremadu     Ajayi Okasanmi     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     COEASU     Local Government Pension Board     Raliat AbdulRazaq     Gaa Olobi     Mohammed Haruna     Rashidi Yekini     Bamidele Aluko     Oluwatoyin Lukman     Anilelerin     Olaitan Adefila     Olabode Towoju     Kwara     Kayode Ibrahim     Raymond Olaitan     Aminat Ahmed     Ezekiel Yissa Benjamin     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Local Government     Simeon Sule Ajibola     Olaosebikan     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Mohammed Halidu     Ministry Of Women Affairs And Social Development     Falokun-Oja     Timothy Akangbe     Garment Factory     Ibrahim Bio     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     Emir Of Lafiagi     Umar Danladi Shero     Suwa-Arabs     Unicontinental Construction Company     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Ganiyu Taofiq     Lai Gobir     NYSC     Muritala Olarewaju     Aliyu Salihu     Yakubu Danladi     Akorede