Agriculture
Oyo State Government has announced plans to commence the 2025 agricultural loan scheme with a single-digit interest rate for farmers. The Chairman of the Agricultural Credit Corporation of Oyo State (ACCOS), Sheik Taofeek Akeugbagold, disclosed this through a press statement in Ibadan, stating that preparations are underway for loan disbursement to enhance farmers’ productivity. Akeugbagold […]
Oyo State Government has begun a capacity-building program for One Thousand, Nine-hundred and fifty, 1,950 farmers across the 33 local government areas in the State, as part of its continued efforts in ensuring food security. The Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Barrister Olasunkanmi Olaleye, while declaring the training exercise open on Wednesday in Ibadan, […]
In line with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda on job creation and food security, stakeholders from Ibarapa communities of Oyo State have partnered with National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA) to develop 15,500 hectares of virgin land for agriculture. The initiative, facilitated by Stallion Ridge Limited, marks the largest agricultural investment in Oyo State […]
Federal Government will continue to support Agricultural Sector in the Country to boost food production through the use of Soil Health Card. The was submission of Panel of Discussants at the Training Organised by Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security and sponsored by Chezlabelle Limited, for the Laboratory Technicians and Technologists on the Use […]
Oyo State Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (Oyo RAAMP) has successfully signed a contract agreement worth N16,273,711,608.09 for the construction of about 68km rural roads under phase 1 of the intervention project. The contract signing event which took place at the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural development, Ibadan- the Supervisory Ministry of Oyo RAAMP, […]
Federal Government has been urged not to relent in its efforts of sensitizing as well as educating farmers on the importance of soil testing as a way of addressing the increasing rate of soil degradation, affecting agricultural production and food security in the Country. The Stakeholders in the Agricultural Sector made the call at A-3 […]
President Bola Tinubu has stated that his administration’s renewed focus in driving international and local investments into livestock sector of the agricultural value-chain will end the crisis of farmer-herder clashes, eradicate hunger and poverty in Nigeria as well as promote economic prosperity. President Tinubu said this Thursday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at the signing […]
Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin has described the Eruwa Agribusiness Industrial Hub as a legacy project that will forever change the face and economic landscape of Ibarapaland. This is just as the Speaker described the launch of the hub as a personal fulfilment and a pivotal moment in Ibarapaland’s history. Rt. Hon. […]
……Say Psaltry Made Cassava A Farm Product To Reckon With Globally The Psaltry Cassava Growers Association of Oyo State, has condemned an attempt by some individuals to gang up and launch media war against Psaltry International Ltd., the foremost cassava processing company in Africa, based in Ado Awaye, Iseyin local government. While reacting to […]
Government at all levels have been urged to intensify more efforts at curbing the insecurity affecting farmers and put more funds into Agriculture Sector in the Country for food sufficiency. An investor in livestock and crop farming, Chief Executive Officer, Kayrom Lee Group of Companies, Ambassador Romoke Ayinde made the call while speaking during the […]
