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The farmers in Oyo state have specially prayed for the
Minister of State, FCT, Oloye, Olajumoke Akinjide for her untiring support
through agricultural inputs’ supply despite the outcome of the election in the
state whereby her party did not get the expected result.
Speaking at the event organized for the handing over of the
agricultural inputs bought by the Olajumoke foundation for farmers, the All
Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) chairman, Oyo state chapter, Engr.
Olumide Ayinla said they were so grateful for her magnanimous character of
always willing to help the grassroot producers adding “ she is one human being
with large heart despite the recent election in the state which does not turn
out as expected, one would have thought she would have been tired but rather it
was another surprise of input support she is giving to farmers, this is a true
reflection of the love for farmers”. Despite all odds based on the last
political incidence, she can still remember farmers in term of empowerment. She
really deserve prayers”
Oloye Olojumoke Akinjide’s passion for the eradication of
poverty among the poor is being executed according to her Special Assistant,
Agric, Dr. Oyeleke through the minister’ foundation, and it has helped so many
farmers’ groups in the state with fertilizers, improved seeds, chemicals and
tractors for mechanized farming towards ensuring growth from subsistence to
commercial agriculture adding that training on improved technologies is part of
the services rendered for farmers in the state.
Speaking on the occasion, one of the foundation officials,
Madam Nancy Nathan said the purpose of the meeting was to carry out the usual
train the trainers’ exercise that is always conducted at the beginning of every
planting season so as to ensure maximum yield during harvest saying “this is
always the wish of the minister for the farmers”.
In the same vein, Dr. Shuiab in his demonstration of using
improved inputs of farming for better yield enjoined the farmers to embrace
these new technologies pointed that the adoption of them would make their
produce more competitive in the market in terms of price adding any maize
affected by aflatoxin is not always marketable.
Dr. Shuiab emphasized on the techniques of inter cropping
for maximum yield on a piece of land therebyenjoined the farmers to cultivate
the habit of going to the right source for their improved seeds, chemicals and
fertilizer so as to avoid buying fake or adulterated ones.
On the occasion the women groups of the farmers in the state
got the Federal government tractor allocation on behalf of all farmers and the
minister had already paid N7.5 million as pay down for her own support.
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