Engaging Agriculture...Transforming Remo...Odofin4Rep2019

"Ise agbe n'ise ile wa, eni ko sise, a ma jale. Eniti o jale l'o b'ome je."

Mother Nature has been very generous to Ogun State "The State" and Remo Federal Constituency "The Constituency" at large with the gift of sunshine, rainfall, fertile soils, hills, valleys, forest, rivers and streams. With a land of 16,433 square kilomtere in size in Ogun State "The State", of which Remo Federal Constituency has a fair share, including the 80% of its arableness, it is not doubt that agriculture is one of the main economic activities with the potential to transform Ogun State.

The State and the constituency has various climatic and ecological features, which make the cultivation of a wide range of agricultural products practicable. The Constituency's latitudinal range incorporates three ecological zones namely, mangrove, rainforest and services savannah, each with its own agricultural potential product

We also have the critical population for agriculture to be practiced and the consumers to buy the products. There is therefore no reason why we should not have a thriving agriculture business.

The challenge before us is to ensure the transformation of this potential to actual productivity.

The vision and passion of Hon. (Odofin) Samuel Olusola SONUGA aMHR-2019* is to take on this challenge by restoring agriculture to its preeminent position as an economic force in the entire Remo Federal Constituenct. Not just to drive the satisfaction of local demand, but also drive production for exports, leading to inflow of cash and financial resources to the people thereby improving the economic wellbeing of our people.

Odofin4Rep2019 is the materialisation of the faith and confidence in the dignity of farming and agriculture as a symbol of industry and business in Remo Federal Constituency.

One of the Odofin strategy of transforming "The Constituency" is by RESSAD- Remo Support Services for Agricultural Development. Knowing agriculture as a industry, it is undeniable that farmers are only at the production end of this industry. For the success of this industry, other complements to production must be made present, and these must be aggressively developed also, some of which include:
a. Harvesting and handling equipment.
b. Modern seedlings and nursery plants cultivation ad distribution.
c. Pesticides and herbicides production and distribution.
d. Primary storage and preservation facilities.
e. Agricultural training and seminars on modern forms of agriculture that births high quality and quantity of food produce for consumption and as raw materials thatbwillbe sold to Food Manufacturing Consumption Group (FMCG) Companies in Ogun State and beyond.

"Without effort, no harvest will be abundant". Odofin4Rep2019....irepodun in Remo...agbe lo'oba ni gbogbo gba.

*Hon. (Odofin) Samuel Olusola SONUGA, is the aspiring member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, representing Remo Federal Constituency 2019.

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best way to attract investment to REMO. youll have to sell some of the land(theres no two ways about it) the investor buys the farmland, pays indegenes to clear it, pays for cutting of trees and planting of crops, and from time to time pays for weeding. the indegenes benefit. the investor may even pay people to load the crops into trucks.
this is the only way. i even dug borehole for my farm that is used by most of the villagers till now. no one can do it on their own. plus when outsiders start visiting REMO the may want to stay ther, therefore hell nid to build a house, so guess who'll benefit from building the house. all these small small things will add up.