FG Pledges to Support Kwara Govt Dry Season Farming Programme
The Kwara State Government all-year-round farming programme received a boost yesterday when the Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi assured the State Government of his Ministry's support in the implementation of its dry season farming programme.
Dr. Abdullahi gave the assurance in Ilorin during his working visit to all federal agencies under the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security.
The Minister, who reiterated the federal government's readiness to embark on a nationwide dry season farming with a view to achieving its objectives on self-reliance in food production in the country.
He enjoined all the federal agencies under the Ministry to collaborate with the Kwara State Government for a successful outcome of the programme in the state.
"Looking at the four major commodities that we want to produce; rice, wheat, maize, and cassava, we will realize that they are food for both human and animals", he stated.
The Minister, who described small scale farmers as the bedrock of agricultural sector of the country, urged the state to join the federal government in giving out all the needed supports and enabling environment to thrive in the farming business.
Earlier, in her welcome remarks, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas described the visit of the Minister as timely and a boost to fastrack the realization of the state government's policy thrust on agriculture as contained in the State's Agricultural Master Plan.
She also seized the opportunity to discuss areas of collaboration with the Minister and all heads of federal agencies in the state.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
RTEAN Ali Ahmad Hijaab Musa Aibinu KWASAA Aisha Gobir Opobiyi Abdullahi G. Mohammad Alabe Abdulkareem Alabi Saad Omo Iya Ilorin International Airport Garba Ado Sanni Ilorin Central Mosque Saliu Ajibola Ajia Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum Federal Road Maintenance Agency Sanusi Abubakar Government High School Adeta Ayinke Saka Ajeigbe Assayomo Roheemat Hammed Bahago KWTV Abdulkadir Remi Hawawu Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise Bello Abubakar Oyedun Juliana Funke Moses Afolayan Olajumoke Monsura Gafar Jebba Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency International Aviation College New Nigeria People’s Party Age AbdulKareem KWACOBPA Nigerian Correctional Service Dauda Adeniran Adeshola AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi Sidikat Uthman Ajibola John Olajide Adedipe A.O. Belgore Baba Idris Tope Daramola Bayo Onimago Abiodun Abdulkareem Ahmad Uthman Hamidu Olowo Olabimpe Olani Sheikh Ridhwanullah El-ilory 08001000100 Moronfoye Saka Onimago Bursary NIRSAL Lafiagi Adamu Attah Okanlawon Taiwo Ilorin.Info Kwara State Pension Board Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir Maryam Ado Bayero Idofin Esinniobiwa Quareeb Samari Yoruba Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao Olayinka Jelili Yusuf Colleges Of Education Academic Staff Union KWIRS Samuel Olusegun Adedayo Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Ayo Adeyemi Monsurat Omotosho Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf NURTW

