The Oyo State government is set to empower 717 cassava and rice producer under the state’s funded Anchor Borrower’s programme.
The state commissioner for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Barrister Oyewole Oyewumi said 450 cassava producer and another 267 farmers would be engaged.
Oyewumi said that the empowerment would
improve economic activities in the state as well as create employment
opportunities for the citizenry, stressing that the FADAMA project was
designed to support the farmers to increase their yield, enhance
sustainable profit and boost food security in the state.
The commissioner enjoined the
beneficiaries to acquire contiguous lands in order to access the fund
allocated for the programme with ease and consequently appealed to
members of the committee to design strategies that will assist the
Government in achieving its projections on the programme.
Speaking on the state’s funded Anchor
Borrower’s programme at the official opening of Operational Project
Account for participating farmers of the Agricultural Credit
Corporation, the Special Adviser to Governor Abiola Ajimobi on
Agriculture, Professor Adetokunbo Adekunle said that N250,000.00 will be
credited into each beneficiary’s account to produce two hectares of
cassava following the completion of account project opening processes
with the designated bank.
Professor Adetokunbo, who reiterated the
role of agriculture in economic development, noted that the programme
was aimed at elevating challenges confronting the farmers in terms of
production and consumption and consequently urged them to be diligent
and invest solely on cassava to ensure the success of the programme.
In his Remarks, the General Manager,
Agricultural Credit Corporation of Oyo State (ACCOS) Mr. Bode Raji
hinted that the loan would be under the supervision of the ACCOS and
promised that the corporation would assist the farmers with the supply
of necessary farm inputs.
He appealed to the farmers to operate in
line with the rules of the programme and ensure prompt payment of the
loan for others to benefit.
In their separate remarks, the
Chairman, Cassava Growers Association, Oyo State Chapter, Mr. Adekunle
Muideen and the Chief Executive Officer, Eagleson and Nito Concepts,
Mrs. Remi Tinubu stated that the project remains a platform for cassava
stakeholders in the state to excel in the business.
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