Agriculture with Jimoh

  All is set for the evacuation of tonnes of maize to the market as participants in the Edo State government’s farm settlement scheme in Sobe, Owan West Local Government Area, have commenced harvest. The Public-Private Partnership initiative with Saro Agro Sciences Ltd., a leading company in agribusiness, was conceived by Governor Godwin Obaseki to create jobs for thousands of youths across the state. According to Obaseki, the maize farm is part of his administration’s accelerated agriculture initiative to boost job creation in the state, as between 50,000 to 80,000 agricultural jobs would be created before the end of the year in five local government areas. Speaking at the inauguration of the farm in April this year, Obaseki said maize cultivation could directly empower several youths in agribusiness. He explained that the first phase of the initiative targets job creation for 1,000 farmers through the cultivation of 5,000 hectares of maize farms across...

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Wednesday said that his administration would take advantage of the vast opportunities in the agricultural sector to grow the economy. Obaseki made this known when he received the executive members of the Cassava Stakeholders Association of Nigeria (CSAN) at Government House, Benin. Represented by Mr Philip Shaibu, his Deputy, Obaseki said that investing in agriculture was critical to the economic development of the state. He said that his government was in the position to make Edo an economic hub and the eight biggest economy in the World after Lagos state. The governor said that partnering with agricultural association such as CSAN, would assist government to actualise the vision of food sufficiency and job creation. “The soil across the state are fertile and rich for the cultivation of both food and cash crops that will enhance economic development. “Crops like fruits in Edo Central, oil palm in Edo South and groun...