Youth Farmers Oversubscribe To Kwara Government 's Estate Farms

Date: 2018-08-13

The 2550 hectares of land secured for farming activities by the Kwara State government under its Off-takers Demand Driven Agriculture (ODDA) scheme have been oversubscribed by youth farmers in the State.

The State Commissioner for Agriculture, Bamidele Adegoke, who disclosed this in Ilorin, expressed delight that more youth are showing interest in agriculture. He added that people need to consider agriculture as a business venture.

Adegoke also clarified that the State government is not acquiring land from communities for the estate farm development, but collaborating with communities that are willing to provide land for farming activities.

He listed the communities where the government had secured land for the estate farms to include Oke-oyi, Ejidongari, Esie, Agbamu, Reke, Malete, Alateko, Ekan, Ballah, Isin, Share, Shonga, Bode-Saadu and Owode-Ofaro.

The Commissioner said over 1000 farmers are targeted to be empowered and settled on the estate farms, adding that women and unemployed youths would be given priority.

According to him, the Estate Farm initiative is unique because it ensures ease of administration, monitoring and allows the government to ensure adequate security for the farmers and their farm produce.

He added that the farmers enjoy subsidies on land clearing and land preparation, which eventually brings down the cost of production.

In a related development, the Special Adviser to the governor on Agriculture and Rural Water Support Services, Mr. Anu Ibiwoye disclosed that the N1b loan facility approved yesterday by the State House of Assembly, will be disbursed to peasant farmers across the 16 local governments of the State.

He explained that the loan facility is to be obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under its Anchor Borrowers programme, stressing that the State government is standing as guarantor for the farmers to enable them access the fund.

Ibiwoye stated that the facility will enhance agricultural activities at the local level, and ensure food security, job creation and poverty reduction.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Turaki     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Alao Ayotunde     ITEM 7     KSIRS     Iyaloja-General     Hikmah AbdulKareem     Hassan A. Saliu     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Yahaya Muhammad     Idris Garuba     National Party Of Nigeria     Eleyele     TESCOM 2025     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Kwara State Fish Farmers Association     Metro Park     UTME     Offa Metropolitan Club     Mohammed Abduraheem     Kubra Kazum     Kwara Liberation Group     Mohammed Kamaludeen     Kwasu     Usman Alkali Baba     SWAN     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Lanre Badmas     Senate President     Bio Ibrahim     Tunde Oyawoye     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     NIRSAL     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Damilola Yusuf     Borgu     Ilorin Like-Minds     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Sanusi Abubakar     Adebayo Salami     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Risikat Lawal     Bamidele Adegoke     Olatunde Oyeyiola     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Abdulrosheed Okiki     NFAI     Budo Egba     Issa Oloruntogun     Gbajabiamila     Maigidasanma     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Isiaka AbdulRazaq     General Hospital, Ilorin     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Yoonus Lawal     Atiku Abubakar     Bankole Omisore     University Road     Ahmed Ayinla Jimoh     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Police Commissioner     Mogaji Aare     Nagode     Sidikat Akaje     Salaudeen Oyewale     Bisi Kristien     Solomon Edoja     Taiwo Joseph     Apaokagi     Folorunsho Alao     Saraki     Oniye     Moremi High School     MalHub    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Bola Shagaya     Sheriff Shagaya     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Oluwole Dupe     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji     Monthly Sanitation     Societe Generale Bank Of Nigeria     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Alabi Lawal     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Dagbalodo     Funmi Salau     Age AbdulKareem     Eruku     Onikijipa     Ibraheem Adeola Katibi     Simeon Ajibola     Busari Alabi Alausa     Sam Okaula     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Ibrahim Gambari     Oloyede     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Yakubu Dogara     Okedare     Ibrahim Bio     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Sheriff Olanrewaju     Chief Of Staff     Esuwoye     Ibrahim Abdulqadir Abikan     Matthew Okedare     Owo Arugbo     Adesoye College     Ajakaye     Mumeen Lah     HICA     C2c@kwarastate.gov.ng     Twitter     Olukotun Of Ikotun     Saduki Lafiagi     Oke-opin     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Sabitiyu Grillo     Ahmed \'Lateef     Olanrewju Okanlawon Musa     Saba Mamman Daniel     PharmAccess Foundation     Tunde Akanbi     Kwara Pdp     Binta Sulyman     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Alapansapa     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Cassava Growers\' Association     Assayomo     Amuda Musbau     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Oba David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Razaq Atunwa     Yakub Lai Gobir     Cornelius Fawenu     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Mashood Dauda     Cornelius Adebayo     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Kassim Babamale     Ahmed Bayero     Adedipe     Chief Imam Of Omu-Aran     Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum     Idiagbon