Kwara Govt to Set Up ATCs in Four LGAs to Boost Farming Output

Date: 2025-02-08

The Kwara State Government has announced plans to establish Agricultural Transformation Centres (ATCs) in Kaiama, Baruten, Asa, and Ifelodun Local Government Areas as part of its ongoing agro-industrialisation programme aimed at boosting agricultural production.

Speaking during a sensitisation exercise and engagement with community stakeholders in Kaiama Local Government Area, the Coordinator of the Kwara Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Project, Engr. Dr Busari Toyin Isiaka, revealed the initiative. He noted that these centres will play a pivotal role in enhancing agricultural output and driving economic development across the state.

The Emir of Kaiama praised Governor AbdulRazaq for his efforts, stating that the establishment of these centres represents enduring legacies for the people of Kwara.

Busari noted that the motive behind the project was the government's resolve to tackling unemployment among youths, boosting economic life of women and transforming the agricultural landscape of the State.

The Coordinator, who was represented by the Project's Infrastructure Engineer, Kwara SAPZ, Engr. Dr. Ezekiel Olanrewaju Ariyo, explained that the administration of Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq is reshaping the agricultural narrative in the State by positioning agriculture as a business .

The Emir of Kaiama, Alhaji Sheu Omar Muazu, commended Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq for harnessing the agricultural advantages of Kwara to improve the State's economy and create opportunities for employment.

The royal father added that through involvement in a number of agricultural initiatives, the Governor is setting enduring legacies for Kwarans and prayed to God to make the project a reality.

Another traditional Chief in Kaima, Alhaji Ahmed Ibn Muhammed, who was the Kiwazi of Wazibe, drew the attention of the government to the agricultural heritage of the people of Kaiama, stressing that the resources in the area makes it fit for the agro-industrialization project.

He further called on the government to fix the feeder roads in the area, emphasizing the importance of good roads to agricultural production in the area.

The occasion featured a cultural entertainment by the Kaiama Cultural Troupe.

Also in attendance were the Director, Livestock Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Ahmed Muhammed Umar, the Shetima of Kaiama, Alhaji Abdulmumeen Kazeem; Serikinoma of Kaiama, Alhaji Abdullahi Bawa; youths and women.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Usman Yunusa     Mohammed Abdulahi     Logun     Kisira     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Arinola Lawal     UNILORIN Alumni     Saka Keji     Jare Olatundun     Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Toyin Abdullahi     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Third Estate     Abdulrasheed Akogun     AbdulGafar Tosho     Trader Moni     Raimi Iyanda     KWASIEC     Basit Olatunji     Iyaloja-General     Ogbondoroko     Tafida Of Kaiama     Abdulwaheed Musa     Yusuf Lawal     Shettima     Isapa     Eghe Igbinehin     Abdulquawiy Olododo     Kwara State Council Of Chiefs     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Funke Adedoyin     Sa\'adatu Modibbo-Kawu     Umar Gunu     Lukman Adeloyin     High Court     College Of Health     Mohammed Saidu     Titus Ashaolu     Moses Afolayan     Iliasu     Abubakar Imam     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Belgore     Air Peace     Ibrahim Gambari     Iqra Books     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Vasolar Consortium     Akeem Olatunji     Offa Descendants Union     Niyi Osundare     Aminat Ahmed     Frootify     Yusuf Lanre Badmas     Nigeria Foundation For Artificial Intelligence     Umar Yakubu Jaja     Babaloja-General     Adesina Simon Sodiya     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Moremi High School     MAI Akande     ASMAU PLAZA     Tosho Yaqub     Bello Oyebanji     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Ronke Adeyemi     Mukhtar Shagaya     KWASEIC     HICA     Abubakar Kawu Baraje     Rotimi Atere     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Ayobami Akanbi     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Kishira     Afonja Descendants Union    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Egbejila     A.E. Afolabi     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Barakat Community Secondary School     Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Jamiu Oyawoye     Abdulrahman Abdulrazak     Adewuyi Funmilayo     Moshood Mustapha     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Mukhtar Shagaya     IHS Towers     Budo Egba     Umar Saro     Marufat Oladosu     Busari Toyin Isiaka     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Pakata Development Association     Segun Ogunsola     Baba Isale     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Seed Technologies     Gamji Members Association     Ilorin Airport     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Aliyu Adebayo     Centre For Peace And Strategic Studies     Ayekale     Ilorin South Constituency     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Mutawali     Yusuf Abubakar     Oba Abdulkadir La\'aro     Abdulfatai Ahmed     BECE     Sa\'ad Alanamu     Maigida Soludero Transit     Baakini     Akanbi-Oke     Waziri Yakubu Gobir     Ahmed Bayero     Towoju     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Odo-Owa     Bello Oyedepo     Olayinka Are     Alaaya     Mahmud Durosinlohun Atiku     Salary     Joana Nnazua Kolo     Emmanuel Bello     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Okin High School     FERMA     LEAH Charity Foundation     CUTI     Musa Abdullahi     Aliyu U. Tilde     Taibat Ayinke Ahmed     General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin     Isiaka Yusuf     Muslimah Entrepreneurship Forum     CCEPE     FOMWAN     Matthew Okedare     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Saad Omo\'ya     Oju Ekun Sarumi     Col. Ibrahim Taiwo     Jimba Babatunde     COVID-19 Palliatives     Ilorin Amusement Park     Adamu Attah     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Amasa