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LASG Gives N1b To Support 400 Graduate Farmers by dguyindcorner(m): 9:44pm On Dec 29, 2013 |
The Lagos State Government on Sunday said it had spent N1billion to support no fewer than 400 graduate farmers to set up their own farms. Mr Gbolahan Lawal, Commissioner for Agriculture and Co-operatives, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Lagos that the beneficiaries were those trained under the state’s Agricultural Youths Empowerment Scheme(AGRIC-YES). “The support is to give them a headstart in their farming businesses. “We are currently operating a modern farm settlement scheme in Araga, Epe area of Lagos, where graduates are trained in different areas of agriculture under our AGRIC-YES programme. “No fewer than 400 graduates, divided into four groups, are being exposed to practical and sustainable ways of practising aquaculture, poultry and crop cultivation, among others, using modern, fully automated equipment,” he said. The commissioner said that the essence of the programme was to create a generation of modern farmers, while creating job opportunities and promoting food security. “In the last one year, the state government has spent more than N1billion in form of inputs, tractors, cash and other essentials, to enable the graduates set up their own farms,” he said. Lawal said that the programme was fully residential, adding that the government only recently inaugurated 200 units of two-bedroom apartments at the programme site, to improve the living standards of participants. He said that the state government was committed to the food security of the state, saying that AGRIC YES was one of the efforts of government to demonstrate that. Lawal noted that Lagos was a top producer of poultry and that the government was assisting farmers to boost poultry production. “Maize is one of the major ingredients used in poultry feed mill and in order to ensure that farmers have all year supply of this ingredient for their animals, the government sells directly to them at subsidised prices. “We have a poultry estate in Erikorodo in Ikorodu and the government is upgrading facilities and even providing more to boost production,” “he said. Lawal said that government was also assisting fishermen in coastal communities of Ojo, Badagry and other parts, with boats and other inputs needed in their fishing business. The Commissioner added that the state government had recently acquired land in Osun and Abuja for livestock and crop production. (NAN) |
Re: LASG Gives N1b To Support 400 Graduate Farmers by bright007(f): 9:49pm On Dec 29, 2013 |
Other governors should emulate BRF 1 Like |
Re: LASG Gives N1b To Support 400 Graduate Farmers by adezjamz(m): 9:51pm On Dec 29, 2013 |
bright007: Other governors should emulate BRF Tell them 2 Likes |
Re: LASG Gives N1b To Support 400 Graduate Farmers by geeez: 9:55pm On Dec 29, 2013 |
Haters repeat after me: Eko o no baje Then Igbos chorus: O baje ti 1 Like |
Re: LASG Gives N1b To Support 400 Graduate Farmers by agbameta: 9:58pm On Dec 29, 2013 |
God Bless The Great State Of Lagos Eko o ni baje 1 Like |
Re: LASG Gives N1b To Support 400 Graduate Farmers by agbameta: 10:00pm On Dec 29, 2013 |
bright007: Other governors should emulate BRF While their descendants are busy crying over cars for traditional rulers in Lagos? lmao 1 Like |
Re: LASG Gives N1b To Support 400 Graduate Farmers by hercules07: 10:27pm On Dec 29, 2013 |
geeez: Haters repeat after me: O like wahala o. |
Re: LASG Gives N1b To Support 400 Graduate Farmers by Garrithe1st: 11:45pm On Dec 29, 2013 |
Misplaced priority..... |
Re: LASG Gives N1b To Support 400 Graduate Farmers by Nobody: 5:44pm On Dec 30, 2013 |
Lool givin a yorobaman or woman money to start up a business is like taking a Pig to Jacuzzi to bath. How many will go into owambe. Naming ceremony reloaded. Burial remix gold and silver gele n buba lipstick and bleaching creams. Lol....my corper friend Taye used to tell me at Issoko North that a Yoruba will lend you money to do burial but once you mention starting up a business your on your own for real. Abeg we dey wait them at Balogun.who said i no go drive myself to my village dis year HOLYGHOSTTTTTT FIREEEEEEEE |
Re: LASG Gives N1b To Support 400 Graduate Farmers by Nobody: 6:37pm On Dec 30, 2013 |
If we change the topic to "FG Gives N1b To Support 400 Graduate Farmers", automatically, all the posters above would withdraw their initial posts and replace them with cynical and negative comments. This is the damage tribal bigotry has done to some people's brains. 3 Likes |
Re: LASG Gives N1b To Support 400 Graduate Farmers by agbameta: 6:55pm On Dec 30, 2013 |
Sincere 9gerian: [b] If we change the topic to "FG Gives N1b To Support 400 Graduate Farmers", [/b]automatically, all the posters above would withdraw their initial posts and replace them with cynical and negative comments. This is the damage tribal bigotry has done to some people's brains. To start with, your corrupt, lazy and incompetent Jonathan is incapable of such acts and if I might add, change the topic to FG = N billions for cell phones to farmers and wasting billions on militants and terrorists.. Why do you people make comparisons between ordinary state with less than $4 billion and your FG with huge Oil money and resources? |
Re: LASG Gives N1b To Support 400 Graduate Farmers by Realdeals(m): 7:23pm On Dec 30, 2013 |
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