Due to the campaign of agricultural development and its value added chains in order to ensure food
security, the Ogun State government has commenced a training workshop for
farmers, students in food crops and fish farming at its training facility at
the Odeda Farm institute in Abeokuta.
The development is aimed at
ensuring responsible practices in the entire value chain in agriculture as a
means of job creation and food sufficiency.
According to the
government, this is intended to reposition agriculture from the peasant and
non-profitable level, to a highly profitable and rewarding enterprise that will
attract local and international investors.
After declaring open the
5-day training, the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Ronke Sokefun asked the
farmers to form themselves into cluster groups in order to benefit from the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Ogun State government revolving loans.
Some of the participants at
the training commended the state government for the initiative.
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