Plans to allocate 250 hectares of land for agricultural development in Kwara State

The state’s Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr.  Goke Bamidele, went to inspect the arable farmland at Ejidonugari in Moro Local Government Area of the state for the plans to cultivate 250 hectares of land for 2017 Off-Takers Demand Driven Agriculture exercise (ODDA).

According to him “The major purpose of this exercise is to earmark 250 hectares of land for the 2017 Off-Takers Demand Driven Agriculture exercise across the state. The farm land was identified by the Kwara State House of Assembly members, who desire to participate in the ODDA scheme as a group”.

“We are here to verify that the land indeed exists and that is the starting point and also to make the land available to farmers. This is because we want to make life easier for our people by alleviating poverty through farming, so as to improve their standards of living”, he added.

The Special Adviser to the governor on Agriculture and Rural Water Support Services, Mr. Anu Ibiwoye, stated that the scheme would not only empower local indigenes and create jobs but facilitate rural growth.

 “I encourage young farmers to use the opportunity created by the Kwara Government in the ODDA scheme, which includes provision of seedlings, fertilisers, chemicals and other farming tools to boost production” he said.