Kwara Maize, Cassava Growers Seek Govt Assistance On Cluster Farming
Female maize and cassava growers in Kwara State have solicited for government support on cluster farming in the state.
Many areas in Ilorin West Local Government lack adequate land for farming because of its capital city status.
The situation had forced many farmers to secure lands in the outskirts of the city to carry out their commercial farming activities.
Speaking on the issue, a cassava and maize female farmer, Mrs Modupe Suleiman, said their relocation to Alapa in Asa Local Government Area for cluster farming to save cost needs the assistance and intervention of government.
According to her, “The problem we have in Ilorin West is the issue of land, it is a big issue trying to get farmland in Ilorin and that is why we have located a land at Alapa to have it as clusters.
“But our challenge now is clearing of the land and uprooting the trees which we seek the assistance of government on for us to get down to work.
“If we have lands scattered across different places, getting tractor will be difficult. This is where we need the government most. We are having issue with the herdsmen with our scattered farmland but if we have it in clusters, we can employ the services of the security,” she noted.
Modupe said “The government should look into the issue of access to fertilizers which is costly now” adding that “We also need improved but expensive corn seedlings to boost yields.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Abdulmumini Jawondo Kisra Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange Kulende Abdulraheem Yusuf Prince Mahe Abdulkadir Doyin Agbamu Share-Tsaragi Mumeen Lah Gbemi Saraki Sobi Dan-Kazeem Falokun-Oja George Innih HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement IsDB Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade Moshood Mustapha Osinbajo Abdullahi Atanda Olatunji Ayeni Muritala Awodun Zaratu Umar Apado Simeon Ajibola Jimba Babatunde KSIRS Peter Obi Susan Modupe Oluwole Haliru Yahaya Olayinka Are Maja Okala Baba KWATMA Aminu Ado Bayero Afolabi-Oshatimehin Sulyman Atolagbe Alege Sulyman Age AbdulKareem Alore Salmon Babatunde Salmon Ibrahim Jawondo Segun Olawoyin Okeose Christian Cementary Yunus Lawal Rafiu Olasile Just Law Forum Offa Ahmed Saidu Rufai M.Y. Abdulrahaman Eghe Igbinehin Segun Adeniyi Durbar Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji Mohammed Halidu Taofik Mustapha Jimoh Olusola Imam Olupako Of Share Michael Nzekwe Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji Yaru Omotosho Gamji Members Association Mohammed Yahaya Barki Idris Garba Waziri Yakubu Gobir Sobi Specialist Hospital Olawuyi Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara NTA Ilorin Eghe Igbinehi Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu Tafidan Kaiama Ganiyu Taofiq John Mayokun Dada Centre For Community Empowerment And Poverty Eradication Sunset Workers