Ondo State government says food production will receive a new lease of life following a two billion naira loan recently accessed for youth empowerment, massive clearing of arable land among other agricultural interventions.

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu while flagging off the 2019 Agricultural Season held at Mariwo farm settlement in Ifedore Local Government Area said government is approaching agriculture as the next gold mine for the people.

At the event Cocoa seedlings, maize seeds, rice paddy, and cassava cuttings were distributed to about a thousand farmers at the event.

Addressing farmers at the year 2019 Planting season flag off, governor Akeredolu told farmers that the N2bn CBN loan under Commercial Agricultural Credit Scheme (CACs) would be used for the intended purpose.

Akeredolu insisted that the current food production in the state could be improved if mechanized farming could be embraced saying such a radical approach is the catalyst for conquering hunger and massive unemployment.

The governor noted that administration’s policies and programmes are geared initiated to assist towards creating millionaires in agricultural sector.

He added that the establishment of modern agricultural village at Jugbere, Owo Local Government Area where 500 farmers would be engaged on a four hectares of cocoa plantation each was an indication of government’s readiness in that direction.

The governor warned individuals that encroached on farm lands across the state, and land grabbers engaging in illegal sale of portions of land to desist or face the full weight of the law.

Earlier, the state Commissioner for Agriculture, Adegboyega Adefarati, lauded governor Akeredolu for his unwavering commitment to agricultural development noting that the improved seedlings given to the farmers and youths would encourage them to start off their farms on a great note.

In their separate remarks, the Alara of Ilara, Oba Abiodun Adefehinti, a farmer, Gabriel Atansuyi and a chieftain of the APC in the area, Sogo Ajikeola appreciated the governor for his determination to ensure food sufficiency and create jobs through agriculture in the state.

They equally appealed to him to help address the issue of incessant attacks by Fulani herdsmen so as to boost food security.

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