Kwara Anglican Diocese Unveils Multi-Million Naira Farm to Boost Food Security
As reported by Punch, the Kwara Diocese of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has launched a multi-million naira agricultural initiative to enhance food security and sufficiency nationwide.
Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Wednesday, as part of the Diocese's 50th-anniversary celebrations, Bishop Rt Revd Sunday Adewole shared that the church plans to cultivate cassava and maize on a 25-hectare plot in the upcoming farming season.
Highlighting the current economic challenges, the Bishop noted that this agricultural project aims to boost youth employment and skills development, benefiting both church members and the wider community.
He further revealed that a female member of the Church has contributed 500 bags of fertiliser to support the initiative, which he described as a foundational investment for the next 50 years.
As part of other investment programmes of the church, the Bishop also said that the church had secured a land to build a multi-million naira 3,500-capacity event hall in Ilorin, the state capital in 2025.
He explained that the church planned to upgrade a skill acquisition centre that was established by the women in the church with the requisite equipment, shops, and financial capacity.
On the state of the nation, the cleric blamed the current sociopolitical challenges on both the leadership and followership in the polity.
Adewole noted that the present administration is trying to fix the myriad of challenges bedevilling the country, stressed that the majority of the population outside government are not better than political office holders.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Seni Saraki Wahab Abayawo Orisun Igbomina National Association Of Nigerian Students Deji Ajani Dagbalodo Yusuf Lawal Kayode Ibrahim Isiaka Yusuf Saka Asiat Ayinke Gurei Y.A. Abdulkareem Ola Falade Abubakar Lah 07039448763 Raymond Olaitan JSSCE Oju Ekun Sarumi Doyin Awoyale Sulyman Abdulkareem Bibire Ajape Senior Special Assistant On Student Affairs Abdulfatai Baakini Awoye Isaac Gbenle Jaigbade Alao Umar Saro Abdulrasaq Alaro Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode MalHub Convocation Ceremonies Najim Yaasin Obuh Abdulrahman Iliasu Onilorin Ilorin Likeminds Foundation Isiaka Alikinla Hassan Taiye Salam Just Event Online Segun Olawoyin Salihu Jibril Garbi Igosun Harrison Osauwagboe Mansur Alfanla NULGE Jamila Bio Ibrahim Aliyu Salihu Farouk Salim Senate President Kwara University Of Education AIT Ilorin James Ayeni Adedayo Yusuf Abdulkareem Aishat Sulu-Gambari Fola Consultant Akanji Ilorin Water Reticulation Iyabo Dupe Adekeye Yunus Lawal Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu SWAN Aminat Ahmed Shehu Alimi Foundation RTEAN Iliasu Orire Fatai Olodo Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu Valsolar Consortium Shero Mohammed Halidu Old Oyo Lukman Adeloyin General Hospital, Ilorin ANCOPPS Shuaib Olarongbe Raji AbdulRasaq

