Agric key to poverty eradication, says Kwara Governor

Date: 2019-08-17

The Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, has said the best way to eradicate poverty is to cultivate more lands for agriculture.

"If we really want to rise above the poverty line, the way to do that is through agriculture ...There is a need for renewed focus on agriculture and agro processing," AbdulRazaq said on Friday when the board of the Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund visited him in Ilorin, the state capital.

He added: "Kwara is located in a part of Nigeria where the land is arable. We hope to make you our partner in progress (to drive agricultural growth). We hope to work with you immediately.

He also called for more enlightenment on the activities of various government initiatives to support agriculture, saying not many people are aware of the opportunities that are available with the ACGSF.

AbdulRazaq also said the state government plans to pursue several developmental initiatives through the Public Private Partnership.

Speaking on the purpose of the visit, the Chairman of the board, Okokon Udo, said the scheme encourages banks to lend to farmers by providing guarantee for loans for crops and livestock production and processing.

"It mitigates risks associated with banks' lending to agriculture through formal assurance to pay banks 75.0 percent of the net amount in default in accordance with the provisions of the enabling Act," Udo said.

He said while Kwara is the third state with the highest number of loans from the scheme, there is a need to further enlighten the public on the advantages of accessing the facilities to "empower themselves and enhance their agricultural activities and income-earning capacity."

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Olaiya Zuberu     Ridwan Agboola     Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Kayode Oyin Zubair     CLAY POT     Sadiq Umar     Oke-Ero     Sherif Shagaya     Michael Ologundea     Kwara 2023     NITDA     Muhammad Yahya     Adebara     Elerinjare-Ibobo     BIR     Yetunde Balogun     Tosho Yaqub     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Emmanuel Bello     Rafiu Ibrahim     Issa Memunat Moyosore     Kwara State Fire Service     Moses Salami     Mamatu Abdullahi     Amuda Aluko     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Raliat Islamic Foundation     Ladi Hassan     Al-Hikmah Radio     Code Of Conduct Bureau     BECE     Ronke Adeyemi     Kola Shittu     Crystal Corner Shops     Rueben Parejo     Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Ayinde Oki     Akorede     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Harrison Osauwagboe     Saka Balikis Kehinde     IEDPU     Wole Oke     Musbau A. Akanji     Abdulfatai Baakini     Lawal Olohungbebe     Ndama Al-hassan     Ibraheem Abdullateef     JAAC     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Fatai Adeniyi Garba     Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem     Balogin Alanamu     Atiku     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Abdullahi Samari     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Bamidele Aluko     Owo Isowo     Abubakar Baba     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Okedare     Habeeb Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Balogun Ajikobi     Alagbado     Abdullah Janet Amudat     Egbejila     Lanre Olosunde     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Bukola Saraki    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Oloje     John Mayokun Dada     Tunji Olawuyi     Fatai Garuba Labaka     College Of Health     Lawyers Unite Against Corruption     Shehu Alimi Foundation     Omotosho     Muftau Akanbi Oke     Toyosi Thomas     Abdulwaheed Musa     Kannike     Buhari     Olaitan Buraimoh     Apado     NNPP     Oniwa     Issa Oloruntogun     Abdulrasaq Alaro     Admiralty Villa     Musbau A. Akanji     Kwara Restoration Project     Kanu Agabi     Usman Rifun     Awoye     Justina Oha     Babata     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Abdulazeez Arowona     Kwara North     Shonga     Oke-Ero     Iqra Books     Alaiye     Ajasse-Ipo     Alanamu     Ladi Hassan     Ilorin West     Okeose Christian Cementary     Borgu     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Ndakene     Yekeen Alabi     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Playing Host     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     CACOVID Palliatives     Al-Hikmah University     Tunde Idiagbon Road     Mohammed Haruna     Abegunde Goke     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Sanusi Abubakar     Offa     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     Oko     Kwara Apc     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Kamaldeen Gambari     Moshood Bakare     Abdulraheem Olesin     Shagari     Presidential Election     Deji Ajani     Sardauna     Clement Yomi Adeboye     Sambo Murtala     Alfa Modibo Belgore     Olatunji Bamgbola     Shoprite     Abioye Bello     Quran     Moshood Mustapha     Elese Of Igbaja     Akanji     KWASIEC