Kwara State Government To Collaborate, Support Rice Association
In its drive to attain food security, the Kwara State Government has said it is willing to support the state chapter of the Rice Farmers' Association of Nigeria (RIFAN).
This was made known in a statement signed by the state's Press Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, Mallam Adamu Saidu.
According to the statement, the State Commissioner for Water Resources, Hon. Usman Yunusa Lade, expressed the state government's readiness for collaboration with RIFAN at a meeting in his office during the association's courtesy visit in Ilorin, recently.
According to him, the collaboration with members of the association and the state government has become necessary to attain food security, stressing that the collaboration would not only improve and increase food production especially rice, but also bring about employment opportunities, reduce importation, and increase revenue generation for the state.
Earlier, the Board of Trustee Chairman, Dr. Engr. Olaitan Balogun said that the visit was to seek the state government's support to help their members grow rice in the state.
He added: “Ministries of Water Resources and Agriculture are critical for the growth of farm produce especially rice as water is essential for its growth.”
Similarly, Elder James G. Kolo, according to her statement stated that the purpose of the visit was to seek synergy with the state government to help empower their members to increase rice production in the state.
Elder Kolo therefore appealed to the state government to help empower their members financially to increase food production especially rice to reduce dependence on foreign importation to also help increase revenue generation.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Suleiman Abubakar Kazeem Adekanye IYA ALFA NLA Wahab Femi Agbaje SDP Alao Ayotunde Abdulsalam A. Yusuf Issa Memunat Moyosore Babaita Kwara State Television Turaki Aliyu Alhassan Lawyers Unite Against Corruption Otuka C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng International Vocational Centre Bahago Abdulkareem Alabi Oke-Ode Ibrahim Abdullahi Adamu Ibrahim Sabi Saliu Mustapha Anilelerin Abubakar Abdulraheem Zubair Folorunsho Erubu Saka Aleshinloye Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye Alaro Oke-Kura Mahmud Babatunde Baker Ahmed \'Lateef CKNG Senior Ibrahim Suleiman BECE Salihu Ajibola Ajia Aasiyat Bello Oyedepo Sulu Gambari Agbarigidoma Moses Adekanye Tunde Akanbi Adeniyi Ojo Fatimah Abdulkadir Ilorin International Airport Sobi Hill IHS Towers Savannah Centre For Diplomacy, Democracy And Development Oniye Amasa Muhammad Toyin Sanusi Prince Mahe Abdulkadir Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji Sunday Otokiti Abdulmutalib Shittu Tayo Alao Abubakar Lah Abdulrahman Iliasu Onilorin Of Ilorin Bolaji Gambari Post-utme Funmilayo Mohammed Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir AIT Ilorin Bibire Ajape Bilikisu Gambari Sheikh Alimi Gobirawa Olatunji Moronfoye Kunle Akogun Lateef Ademola Olatunji Adisa Logun Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq Abdul-Rahoof Bello UITH Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan Onilu Ben Duntoye Ilorin Emirate Staff Association

