[center]THE OLOWO OF OWO OBA AJIBADE GBADEGESIN III CALLS FOR STAKEHOLDERS SUPPORT IN ONDO STATE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR[/center]


PRINCESS EIGOBKHAN ORIH
TCCNEWS

His imperial majesty the Olowo of Owo Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin III says his passion for the agricultural sector and the empowerment of the youths is what has created the room for his love for the Governor of Ondo state Akeredolu SAN.



Oba Ajibade Gbadegesin said the agricultural sector was abandon before Governor Akeredolu took the staff of office in 2017. According to the Olowo of Owo it is good to commend Governor Akeredolu and the Ondo state Government for the training of 6,000 youths on Entrepreneurship Development in collaboration with the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) under her "Youth- On-the-Ridges" Program and at various Agro business Cities at Isuada, Ore and Idoani in Ondo State.



The Ondo state Government similarly engaged and empowered youths in various farming activities such as 270 youths on Cocoa Production, 876 Bee keeping (Apiculture), 30 women trained in Sericulture (Cloth weaving using improved Indian Loom), 137 people in Snail Rearing, 300 graduate who are farmers under the Graduate Unemployed Youth Scheme (GUYS) have received training and starter pack worth N1.5m each.



The Olowo of Owo said The Ondo state Government collaboration to empower farmers with a minimum of 2,000 broilers, 2,000 layers, feeds, drugs and vaccines under her "Igba Otun broiler scheme" and the National Egg Production (NEGRO) Scheme, and the establishment of three (3) Agricultural Equipment Hiring Enterprises (AEHE) Centers across the three Senatorial Districts of the State to make tractors available to farmers is a welcome development which every stakeholder in Ondo state must commend Akeredolu for his effort to curb crime and unemployment.