PLATEAU GOVT TO RECRUIT 400 AD HOC AGRIC WORKERS

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong

 

The Plateau State Government has approved the recruitment of 400 Agric Extension workers. This was disclosed by the Programmes Manager, Plateau Agricultural Development Programme (PADP), Mr. Philip Gonap, during an interview in Jos.

 Gonap said that the recruitment would solve the problem of inadequacy of extension workers in the state. He also noted that with the huge number of agricultural extension workers coming on board, agricultural activities in the state will increase in no time.

 

He further clarified that those to be engaged would be purely professionals and they would be used directly to inculcate the skills of modern farming in farmers at various communities in the state.

 

Adding that, “Farmers will be able to get the needed education on modern farming skills. Before now, farmers in the rural areas don’t get to have the required education on modern farming techniques because there were not enough extension workers on ground. So, this will boost the capacity of the field officer to enhance the dissemination of recommended agricultural technologies across the state”. 

 

The PADP Programmes Manager commended the State Governor for his determination and support towards boosting agricultural activities in the state, noting that Plateau State would soon be the hub of agriculture in Nigeria.