Dr Olusegun Mimiko |
Ondo State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has charged
the pro-farmers attached to the state’s newly established 1,000 daily
capacity Chicken Processing Plant to make maximum use of the
opportunities in the entire agricultural value chain they are being
exposed to, in order to become an employer of labor in the nearest
future.
Mimiko gave the charge on Wednesday
during a tour of the chicken processing plant established as a section
of the state’s Wealth Creation Agency (WECA) by the government in its
bid to increase the gains being recorded in the agricultural sector.
The processing plant is the first of its kind in the state with
supporting facilities such as 20 tonnes capacity cold room, blast of 10
tonnes capacity, 80 KV generating plant and functional water system. It
can process 1,000 chickens daily to supply the people of the state and
neighboring states.
At the inspection tour of the facility located on Ondo Road in
Akure, the state capital, Dr Mimiko said the plant is one of the
reactions of his government to the need to diversify its economy with a
focus on agriculture and its entire value chain.
The governor, who reiterated that agriculture remains the sector
with capacity to stimulate and insulate the economy, noted that the
state government’s decision to reinvigorate its Wealth Creation Agency
was part of his administration’s determination at enhancing food
security and providing raw materials that can promote industrialization
as well as employment opportunities.
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