Ekiti state governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has revealed that young farmers who participated in the state’s farming scheme made over N200million last year from the sale of their produce.
The governor also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving food security through aggressive infrastructure development capable of turning the state into an agricultural hub in the country.

Governor Oyebanji stated these while playing host to the management team of Origin Tech Group led by its Chief Executive, Prince Samuel Joseph. He noted that government has been able to turn agriculture into a veritable business venture through all its interventions in the sector.

He said Ekiti State is ready to partner with the tech company for a more enhanced development in the agriculture sector said the N200 million realised by the young farmers during the last harvest season was from off- takers and big processing plants as well as the State government which bought the produce for storage.

He said the success recorded from the pioneering set in the agric programme has encouraged other young farmers to sign on the programme, adding that no fewer than 2,000 young farmers have shown interest in being part of the cluster farming this year.

The governor said the state is working towards food surplus, empowerment for the youths, creation of economic opportunities for the citizens through agribusiness and utilizing agriculture to drive industrialization.

He added that the fact the government’s policy of supporting the farmers with modified seedlings, land clearing and tractorisation has helped them increased their scope, while the assurance that whatever they grow would be bought has been a great encouragement for them.

1

Thank you for the update