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.

Zulkifli Ibraheem     Elerinjare-Ibobo     Raheem Adaramaja     Salihu Ajibola Ajia     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Abraham Ojo     NURTW     Obasanjo     Akanbi-Oke     Kemi Adeosun     Yoruba     Lai Gobir     Galland Marcias     Najim Yaasin     Otuka     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Ilorin General Hospital     Monthly Sanitation Exercise     Isiaka Yusuf     Ajikobi     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Kwarareports.com     Lanre Aremu     Saliu Oluwole     TETFUND     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Ayinde Oyepitan     Shero     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     KWIRS     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     David Oyedepo     March 28     Share/Tsaragi     Oke-Oyi     Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd     Timothy Akangbe     Abdulbaqi Jimoh     University Road     Muhammed Aliyu     Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir     Olokoba Sulyman     Vasolar Consultoria     Ibrahim Taiwo     3MTT     Ahmed Dankaya     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Ijakadi     Ibrahim Akaje     Quareeb     Shaaba Lafiagi     Olayinka Oladapo Jogunola     Jalala     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Emir Of Lafiagi     Local Government     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Abdulhakeem Amao     Dairo Kunle Paul     Ganiyu Taofiq     Rex Olawoye     Kwara NIPR     Tayo Alao     Olatunde Michaels     Taiwo Joseph     Iyeru Grammar School     Aliyu Kora Sabi     Kayode Ogunlowo     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     KWASSIP     Ayo Opadokun     Arik     ASKOMP     Haruna Tambiri Mohammed     SARS     Tafida Of Ilorin    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Omar Bolaji Gambari     Adedeji Onimago     Yekini Adio     Musa Alhassan Buge     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Kale Bayero     Ahman Pategi University     Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq     Kulende     General Hospital, Ilorin     Radio Kwara     Illyasu Abdullahi     Ajakaye     Salman Jawondo     Tunji Folami     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Kwara State Football Association     Fatai Olodo     Kawu     Suleiman Alege Kuranga     Ibrahim Bio     Abdulraheem Olesin     Kayode Ishola     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Mohammed Saidu     Durosinlohun Atiku     Hassan Saliu     Saraki     Musibau Akanji     Tunde Mukaila Mustapha     Yusuf Abdulkadir     Bayer AG     ITEM 7     Harafat E. Mukadam     Sulu Babaita Isiaka     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Hauwa Nuru     Yusuf Aiyedun     Quarry Royal Valley     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Eruku     Turaki Of Ilorin     Shero     Bolaji Abdullahi     Gbenga Olawepo     Tsaragi/Share     Share/Tsaragi     Ilorin Emirate Staff Association     Sunday Fagbemi     Ilorin International Airport     Ilorin Amusement Park     Tunji Ajanaku     Pategi     Iyaloja-General     Mutawali     Amina El-Imam     Aremu Bose Deborah     Durbar Festival     Omoniyi Ayinla     Doyin Group     Nigerian Army     International Aviation College     Hijaab     Tunde Oyawoye     Funmilayo Oniwa     Musa Abdullahi     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Kolawole Akande     Senior Ibrahim Suleiman     Susan Modupe Oluwole     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Curfew     CT Ayeni     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Elelu