Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development and Chairman, State Project Management Committee, Mr. Gbele Olugbebi, State Project Coordinator, Engr. Samuel A. Y. Onabanjo, Environmental Safeguard Specialist, Engr. Bayo Adekunle and S. A. Rural Development, Mr. Wale Ogunyomade at the presentation of Agro-logistic hub talk to members of the State Project Implementation Unit of OGUN RAAMP by AVM Consults in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on Wednesday
A private company, AVM Consults Limited, a parent to FARMNET is partnering with Ogun State Government to reduce food losses at the value chains of agriculture with provision of rural feeder roads for immediate evacuation of produce from the farm gate to the market. This was disclosed by the Chief Executive Officer (
He said that the project partnership was aimed at
lifting people in Ogun state out of poverty and also ensuring wealth creation
using modern technologies through agricultural value chains to increasing
productivity.
Martin who noted that the use of new technology as an
enabler for value addition in the sector is inevitable for commercial
agriculture added that the injection of this partnership was the only way Ogun
State World Bank Rural Access And Mobility Project (RAAMP) could achieve its
set objectives with delivery at the food value chains without incurring great
losses to postharvest.
He stressed the
importance of farmers adopting good agricultural practices and their produce
meeting required standards, saying that access to markets could only be
achieved if the processes and structures required to move, store and process
these produce are in place to forestall postharvest losses presently estimated
to be up to 50% .
Social Safeguard Specialist, Mr. Solomon Akindele; AVM Staff, Mr. Ugochukwu Obasi and MD\CEO, AVM Consults, Mr. Alfred Martins |
A press statement issued and signed by Martins, stated that RAAMP could
only be achieved with the use of agro technologies to drastically reduce
wastages and losses being incurred along the food value chains, hence the Ogun
state government’s engagement of Farmnet to proffer solution using its expert
knowledge on wastages to mitigate postharvest losses using improved
technologies and best agronomics transfer to farmers and processors is well
commended.
Ogun RAAMP Auditor, Mrs. Susan Adeniran; Agro-logistic Specialist, Mrs. Funmi Beckly and Social Safeguard Specialist, Mr. Solomon Akindele
It explained that Agro Logistics Value chain
consists of key components for the mitigation of post-harvest loss. Improving
the logistics infrastructure (technology, infrastructure, logistics management,
people and policy), improving quality management and accelerating and
supporting collaborative initiatives and increasing investments to
reduces post-harvest loss are key areas of FarmNet intervention identified by
AVM consults Limited adding that the FarmNet Model brings everything together
and makes stakeholders operate within defined standards.
The statement reported the Special
Assistant to Ogun State Governor on
Rural Development, Mr. Adewale Ogunyo made, as saying that Ogun RAAMP team have been saddled with the
responsibility of developing a working Agro Logistics framework that brings all
relevant stakeholders on board and the state is already working on construction
of new roads that would lead to farms, Agro Logistics hubs and processing
centers and that the project team members were all working round the clock to
deliver on its terms of reference.
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