Eight facts about Osun agricultural sector.




With a vision “to make Osun the food basket of the South West”, Governor of the State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has so far achieved 8 major things in the vision he laid out six years ago when he took mantle of power on November 27, 2010. A holistic agricultural policy taken by the government has placed the state on the green map of the South West in a space of 6 years; making it one of the major suppliers of agricultural produce to markets in Lagos and other South Western states.








]Germany has in the past four years trained over 40 young people from Osun in modern agriculture techniques such as ‘40days Goat Fattening’ etc. We present to you, eight ( facts on the agricultural sector in Osun:

1. Over 50,000 tonnes of cocoa exported annually.

2. Over 16,000 jobs created for the indigenes of the State of Osun.

3. Over 700km of rural roads built to reduce cost of transportation for farmers and increase access to markets.

4. 30 bridges constructed, with access given to areas cut-off from civilization.

5. Over 2.8 billion naira given to farmers as loans.

6. Over 11,000 farmers have been supported with direct cash transfers.

7. 5,000 farmers’ co-operatives registered.

8. Over 71,000 farmers have benefitted from the Governments interventions.

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/03/eight-facts-osun-agricultural-sector/

deomelo:




This state is the second wealthiest state and lowest poverty rate in Nigeria or a reason.

2cato:
yet workers are dieying enmass
Propaganda and lies can only take u to the top but will never keep you there

T[b]he Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola on Thursday launched a research and training farm institute in his quest to transform agriculture sector in the state.



The Research Institute which is located at Ago Owu, Ayedaade Local Government Area of Osun was accomplished in collaboration with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in a bid to boost agricultural production.

Launching the institute at Ago-Owu Farm Settlement, Aregbesola attributed the success of the scheme to unflinching support which the state received from the officials of the IITA.

Aregbesola said the step was as a result of his passion to get the state rid of hanger and poverty also said that the state had released 205.5 hectares of land for the take-off of the programme as part of efforts to advance agriculture in the state.[/b]

He described the institute as a “citadel of knowledge in agriculture” with establishment and challenges confronting farming and farmers would be a thing of the past.

He said the institution has the capacity to train, retrain and conduct various researches that would not only increase farmers’ yields but also expose them to modern agriculture practices.

Aregbesola said the idea was nurtured in a bid to support the existing farmers and encourage young ones into farming, saying with the scheme, a new era has begun in the agriculture sector in the state.

According to Aregbesola “the scheme was part of my administration’s six-point integral action plan to increase on the agricultural produce, improve the welfare of farmers and turn Osun to food basket of the southwest Nigeria.

https://www.channelstv.com/2017/06/02/osun-govt-partners-with-iita-to-boost-agriculture/

2cato:
yet workers are dieying enmass
Propaganda and lies can only take u to the top but will never keep you there

Oye0404:
How do they come with that stat of been the second wealthiest nd least poverty affected state in Nigeria. on wat ground nd criteria..

Oye0404:
How do they come with that stat of been the second wealthiest nd least poverty affected state in Nigeria. on wat ground nd criteria..

www.nigerianstat.gov.ng

NBS.

[b]Exactly three weeks after leaving Osun, Nigeria and arriving in the State of Saxony-Anhalt for their three months intensive training in agriculture and food production technology, beneficiaries of the scheme have expressed high hopes that Nigeria’s fate lies in modern agriculture enterprises.

The beneficiaries, who shared their experiences with a German newspaper A-Z Online revealed how their three weeks already spent in Germany have shown that Nigeria’s economy had refused to grow because of the country’s over-dependence on oil.

The ongoing training is in furtherance of the collaboration between the State Government of Osun and the state of Saxony-Anhalt Germany. ‎

‎The training is in continuation of government’s drive to revolutionise agriculture in the state under the Osun Rural Enterprise and Agriculture Programme (O’REAP) and boost food productions for local consumption as well as export.‎

Adesuyi Fasola Michael and Adebayo Waheed Adekunle, both trainees, were quoted by the German newspaper as expressing satisfaction with their trainees, vowing that Nigeria and Osun in particular would feel their impact when they return to Nigeria.

Also in a statement by the Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Office of the Governor, Fasola was quoted as saying, “We are poised to take agriculture to a new height in our state,” said Fasola while stating that Nigeria’s potentials in agriculture have been lying untapped for ages.[/b]

http://www.theparadigmng.com/2016/07/24/osuns-agric-trainees-germany-vow-turn-around-agriculture-business-osun-nigeria/

Three weeks after they departed Nigeria, beneficiaries of the Osun agric business initiatives of the Rauf Aregbesola administration sent to Germany have reportedly expressed the conviction that Nigeria’s economic growth lies in modern agriculture enterprises.

The beneficiaries, who shared their experiences with a German newspaper A-Z Online revealed how their three weeks already spent in Germany have shown that Nigeria’s economy had refused to grow because of the country’s over-dependence on oil.

The ongoing training is in furtherance of the collaboration between the State Government of Osun and the state of Saxony-Anhalt Germany. ‎

‎The training is in continuation of government’s drive to revolutionise agriculture in the state under the Osun Rural Enterprise and Agriculture Programme (O’REAP) and boost food productions for local consumption as well as export.‎


http://nigeriapoliticsonline.com/osuns-agric-trainees-germany-vow-turn-around-agric-business-osun-nigeria-excited-exposures-new-agric-technologies/

MrHistorian:

Look at this product of substandard education trying to question Osun's progress.At this point,what you should aim is how to scale through your forthcoming UTME,boy.

Take a stroll.

Egbon Deomelo. . .I appreciate your efforts towards raising the consciousness of the public about the agricultural revolution in the State of Osun.

Odua a gbewa ooh.

MrHistorian:

Look at this product of substandard education trying to question Osun's progress.At this point,what you should aim is how to scale through your forthcoming UTME,boy.

Take a stroll.

Egbon Deomelo. . .I appreciate your efforts towards raising the consciousness of the public about the agricultural revolution in the State of Osun.

Odua a gbewa ooh.

deomelo:

IITA, Osun Move to Boost Agriculture

post=66438789:

Gov Obiano four years projects without borrowing is far better than all western governors that indebted your region with lot of projects abounded

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