Food Security: Kwara Secures 3,600 Hectares for Agricultural Growth
According to The Nation, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara State has revealed that the African Development Bank (AfDB) has allocated 3,600 hectares of land to the state government for cultivating maize, rice, and cassava as part of the National Agricultural Growth Scheme (NAGS).
During a meeting with stakeholders and the State Working Committee on food security in Ilorin, the state capital, AbdulRazaq emphasized the importance of boosting agricultural productivity and food security in the state.
Represented by his deputy, Kayode Alabi, the governor outlined the committee's responsibilities, including policy formulation, capacity building, research, innovation, collaboration, partnership, and farmer monitoring and evaluation.
Encouraging the committee to fully embrace their roles, AbdulRazaq urged them to turn challenges into opportunities for a prosperous and food-secured state.
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas, highlighted the NAGS's aim to strengthen small-scale farmers' resilience by improving access to inputs and food security.
“The food security working committee has been designed for proper execution of the objectives of NAGS-AP. NAGS-AP is a project of the African Development Bank, and it has put together a good model and identified stakeholders such as input partners, the state government, agro-dealers, and farmers.
“All these partners have been engaged in one way or the other. Therefore, our main role is to select real farmers for the programme that will properly sensitize the farmers on the model in place”, the commissioner disclosed.
According to her, Kwara state is considered for maize, rice, and cassava.
“The state has been given 3600 hectares. As a committee, our role is to monitor and ensure that things are done according to the guidelines provided by the African Development Bank (AfDB)”, she added.
Mrs. Thomas added that the selection of the real farmers would ensure that farmers give back to the government what they were supposed to give out upon harvest.
Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu, the Etsu of Tsaragi and representative of the traditional council, commended the program, pledging the support of traditional rulers, who are predominantly farmers, to ensure its success and address youth unemployment in the state.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Okasanmi Ajayi Roheemat Hammed Rasaq Jimoh KWASSIP Abdullahi AbdulMajeed Yusuf Abdulraheem Oba Sulaiman Asude Umar Yakubu Jaja Halimah Perogi Amusement Park Olabimpe Olani Ilorin Anchor Men And Women Sunset Workers Tunji Moronfoye Junior Secondary School Certificate Examinations Sardauna Of Ilorin Dan Iya Olam Food Ingredients Prince Mahe Abdulkadir Lola Ashiru Yahaya Oloriegbe Kawu Baraje Gbemisola Saraki Kale Bayero Prince Bola Ajibola Ladi Hassan Gbenga Olawepo Olatunji Bamgbola Ajike People Support Centre Lateef Alagbonsi Kale Ayo Abdulfatah Ahmed AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro Jamila Bio Ibrahim Adesoye Kwara Hotel Ahmed Mohammed Rifun Umar Danladi Shero Smart School Salihu S. Yaru Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu Suleiman Mora Omar Olayinka Jelili Yusuf Radio Kwara NULGE Ilesha-Baruba-Gwanara Yahaya Abdulkareem Toyin Abdullahi Ita-Ore Muhammadu Gobir Amuda Aluko NURTW TVC Female National Debate CACOVID Palliatives Ahmad Lawan Rashidi Yekini Oko-Olowo Owo Isowo Tafida Of Ilorin Niyi Osundare Kwara State Television (KWTV) Ajayi Okasanmi Baaziki Sulaiman Abubakar Lah Ahmed Bolaji Nagode Tsado Manman Mogaji Aare Saheed Akinwumi Tunde Kazeem Basit Olatunji Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir KWASEIC N-Power Oke-opin Bashir Adigun

