Inputs: Oyo farmers pray for Oloye Olajumoke Akinjide

 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.