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Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by Nwaforj44: 2:30am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Women farmers under the umbrella of Small-Scale Women Farmers Organisation in Nigeria (SWOFON) have called for restoration of scrapped Growth Enhancement Scheme (GES) scheme. They made the call at the end of a two-day annual national farmers forum for smallholder women farmers organised by Actionaid Nigeria, an NGO. In separate comments at the event, the women said they lacked access to improved seeds and other farm inputs, which the GES was meant to provide. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the scheme was initiated by the immediate-past Minister of Agriculture, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, for Nigerian farmers. GES was a farm support initiative through which registered farmers had access to quality seeds, fertilisers and agro-chemicals at 50 per cent subsidised price. However, the scheme was bedevilled by many challenges, including supply of substandard inputs to farmers. This prompted the current administration to announce its replacement with the Agricultural Inputs and Mechanisation scheme (AIMS). Mrs Ngizan Chahul from Benue said since the GES was scrapped, it had been difficult for her and other fellow woman farmers to access quality inputs. She appealed to the Federal Government to come to their aid by either restoring GES or ensuring effective implementation of AIMS to boost productivity. She equally urged government to closely monitor its intervention programmes to ensure that they were not hijacked by “political farmers”. Mrs Suzan Godwin from Nasarawa State said that women farmers ought to be involved in the policy formulation process to protect their interests. Another participant from Benue, Mrs Bridget Adejo, appealed to the Federal Government to make the location of silos it recently established known to them. This, she said, would enable smallholder farmers to locate and take advantage of the storage facilities to avoid post-harvest losses. Another farmer, Mrs Bola Adebayo from Osun, urged government to buy insurance for farmers who lost their crops to farmers/herders clash and to also address the situation. However, Mrs Aisha Abubakar of the FCT Agriculture Development Project, urged the women not to wait for government to do everything for them. Abubakar noted that they could engage the services of extension workers under the Agricultural Development Programmes (ADPs) in their respective states. Mrs Constance Okeke, the SWOFON Board Chairperson, thanked Actionaid Nigeria for providing the platform and support to the association since inception. The forum attracted women farmers from the 36 states of the federation to deliberate on their challenges and to seek solutions. https://www.akelicious.net/2018/11/women-farmers-urge-fg-to-return.html 2 Likes
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Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by Olanireti(m): 2:32am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Ok |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by sholatech(m): 2:41am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Same as Youwin. Current Beneficiaries will inform you.they prefer the model.under GEJ.. 82 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by ViralBOY: 4:08am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Why oh why!! Did we let you go.
Nigeria's only true Democrat. The Great Jonathan. 85 Likes 3 Shares |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by Racoon(m): 4:35am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Jonthan set a landmark but the change or cancellation of such policy by the successive government because of political vendetta only led to more failure.Cluelessness is contagious.Yet the regime said Jonathan did nothing. Even the Jonathan's then Agricultural Minister-Akinwunmi Adeshina is still a masterclass technocrat still blazing the trail like his then financial counterpart-NOI. 63 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by legenddimex(m): 4:53am On Nov 21, 2018 |
instead of them to dey Jejely enjoy their husband preek, them dey open mouth yarn rubbish. scheme wey Uncle Jonah take loot our treasury. Aboki Preek fall on them.. BUHARI till 2023 1 Like |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by IamJames: 4:57am On Nov 21, 2018 |
A failure of a party. All they know to do is change the gains of the past administration all in the name of politics. 26 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by IamJames: 4:59am On Nov 21, 2018 |
sholatech: Even the Graduate Internship Scheme worked perfectly well before they scrapped it and introduced this failed N-Power embezzling scheme. 33 Likes |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by nams77: 6:08am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Jonathan's government wasn't perfect..Heck! Which government is perfect? But you can see there was a fair sincerity of purpose and focus. This present regime is a case study of how cluelessness can hijack a government.smh 62 Likes |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by yjgm(m): 6:08am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Another one |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by UncleSnr(m): 6:09am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by September13: 6:09am On Nov 21, 2018 |
At least 60% of the comments will blame Buhari Lmao |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by xolocious(m): 6:10am On Nov 21, 2018 |
You never know what you've till you loose it. We lost him and we regret that decision we made. Jonathan legacies are incomparable. 23 Likes |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by kidman96(m): 6:14am On Nov 21, 2018 |
All those schemes GEJ and his cronnies used in looting the country's treasury had to be scrapped.... Buhari has zero tolerance to looting. Even Jonathan knows. 1 Like
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Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by yinkus6750(m): 6:14am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Every project in that regime had a highly corrupt backing behind it. Where is the so much flouted cassava bread, which never saw the light of the day during Hus tenure? 1 Like |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by Onlinealaba(m): 6:15am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Dr Akinwunmi was one of the best people GEJ govt produce those are the type of people we need in politics, we saw glaring development in Agriculture at his time, this present govt only functions in the media its a pity. check my siggy, get your electronics, SMART TVs, air conditioners and sound bars at affordable rate,payment on delivery, BUY4ME services available too with POD option. 20 Likes |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by hucienda: 6:18am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Thank you for your service Dr Jonathan. 2 Likes |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by Nobody: 6:18am On Nov 21, 2018 |
IamJames: Swear to your life N-power is a failed scheme? |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by Magalan: 6:20am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Another participant from Benue, Mrs Bridget Adejo, appealed to the Federal Government to make the location of silos it recently established known to them. Hmmm, are they too big to be seen aswell? 6 Likes |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by foxton: 6:26am On Nov 21, 2018 |
just the fact that they mentioned GEJ, PMB will turn deaf ears asap 6 Likes |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by Jidibia(m): 6:31am On Nov 21, 2018 |
IamJames:Shut up there u born liar. Which graduate internship Scheme? That God forsaken SURE-P? |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by Firefire(m): 6:37am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Thank you 1 Like |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by RTSC: 6:41am On Nov 21, 2018 |
It is gone. Don't expect it back anytime soon. The worsening socio economic in Nigeria did not come out of thin air or because crude oil stopped selling at the old price. This administration played a significantly role too. |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by Stanweezy(m): 6:42am On Nov 21, 2018 |
olagbola55: Bro Npower is a failed program, 2016 they integrated 200,000 into the scheme, 2017 it was 300,000 and 2018 nothing rather using the initial beneficiaries to play politics 10 Likes |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by royallord1(m): 6:44am On Nov 21, 2018 |
yinkus6750:Major industry players produce cassava bread.. Eg shoprite 8 Likes |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by harbarzzy(m): 6:49am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Jonathan government were for female like him! |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by xxxtedyxxx(m): 6:50am On Nov 21, 2018 |
legenddimex: omo, your own version of ZOMBIE just weak me 10 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by dpete1: 6:51am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Deep |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by Mace0lane: 6:54am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Racoon: What about Jonathan minister that head OPEC where is she today ? |
Re: Women Farmers Urge FG To Return Jonathan’s GES Scheme by Nobody: 7:02am On Nov 21, 2018 |
Stanweezy: Yes there is a political undertone to any govt policy, but it doesn't take away the success or failure of that policy. Buhari govt might be a charade, but the Npower is just the only bright spot in his govt. |
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