In black suits, Dr. O. O Adeoluwa giving training lecture on organic to participant from Gombe state. |
The Lead
Country Coordinator, Ecological Organic Agriculture (EOA) Dr. O.O Adeoluwa has
described the opportunities in the practice of non-synthetic crops and animals’
productivity as a greater antidote to fighting unemployment and health creation
for the majority people, emphasized the need for farmers to acquire training
for optimal benefits.
Dr. Adeoluwa
who was speaking at the conclusion of the five days EOA training organised for
participants from the Northern part of Nigeria, held at Abuja said that the
health and premium price advantages of organically agricultural produce should
be harnessed to create jobs and healthy food consumption added that the
practice required the need for people to be trained so as to ensure best
agronomic practice at all the value chains for market competiveness in the
global market.
Training going on at EOA Northern region as Dr. Abdul Jhalil Tafawa Balewa gives lectures on water trap in agriculture. |
This call by
EOA Country Lead coordinator according to many at the training cannot be better
than now due to rejection Nigerian produce were facing as result of low quality
and sub- standard at the international markets.
According to
him “organic agriculture today is synonymous to development in global
agribusiness, evolved to be the fastest agricultural sector at the global
level. It has a lot of job opportunities for the interested practitioners, and
exploring the opportunities will be better for the food safety and more
economic earnings”
About thirty seven participants across all the
states of the Northern region were very excited about the training and promised
to ensure sharing of the knowledge at the grassroot for better food security productivity for the entire nation and international market.
Cross section of training |
Meanwhile,
the feedback on the Nigeria EOA has shown that the awareness in the growth of
organic agriculture was on the increase as it has already been included in the
Federal Government agricultural policy, and many states especially Gombe have
keyed into it. For example Gombe state Governor was said to have attached much
importance to the training as he ensured that ten people attended.
The leaders of the three (3) pillars on which
the EOA was being operated included “Pillar 1: Research, Trainging and
Extension,-Pillar 2: Information and Communication, and Pillar 3: Value Chain
and Market Development”, and achievement and challenges were highlighted with
the need for more media awareness as members are advised to look inward for
revenue generation for more mobilization for the benefit of the entire nation.
Also the stakeholders advocated for increase in the amount of grants for
Nigeria based on her larger size over other countries.
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