Two Corps members by the names Egwu Priscilla OS/20B/1077 and Musa Rasheed Osaze OS/20B/0639 have seized advantage of their environment and knowledge gotten from the Skills Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development program (SAED) training to embark on crop farming in Igbajo town, Boluwaduro Local Government.

According to the corps members, the project, which they began in April 2021, was borne out of the fact that, “agriculture is one of the major sources of sustenance in Nigeria”. They informed that they had joined the Agricultural SAED group during the orientation camp, where they gained knowledge of crop farming and later decided to collaborate and pursue their interest in it.

“We decided to go into it because of the love we have for agriculture and the way we were taught during SAED while in camp”.

They further stated that, having gone through careful research and acquisition of suitable land, they chose the aspect of cultivation of cash crops on the four acres of land they acquired on lease for three years in the locality. They cultivated maize, cassava, tomatoes and okra.

According to them, fifty percent of the cultivation was done by them and the rest hired out. They pointed out that the project was not without challenges, mostly due to lack of fertilizers, cost of labor and raw materials, but despite these, the crops enjoyed a rich amount of rainfall and they were able to harvest all, except for cassava, in the month of September.

They didn’t stop at harvesting, but went ahead to make an enterprise from it. In their words, “The harvested crops were sold to the local market close to us”.

Speaking on the SAED program, the duo encouraged Corps members around them to key into the program in order to make a living for themselves during and after the service year. They further encouraged them to take advantage of the agricultural sector with its vastness and varied opportunities inherent in it.

They also stated that the State is blessed with very fertile land which makes it easier for cash crops and other crops to grow well.
The duo went into farming in April and as at today they have started enjoying the fruit of their harvest.

Nice development and investment