Source: Punch

The Oyo State Government, recently announced that it had distributed farm inputs and agricultural assets to farmers in six local government areas of the state. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, supervised the distribution in the Oke Ogun axis, which includes ATISBO, Saki West, Oorelope, Kajola, Iwajowa and Itesiwaju local government areas.  He said, “The state government is committed to enhancing quality and increased farm produce, in order to boost food security in the state.” 

While unveiling the distribution, the Commissioner said the fourth phase of the farm distribution was officially flagged off at Ibarapa East in Eruwa where about 2,537 farmers across Ibarapa zones benefited.  

It was further revealed that “the move was part of the state government plan to cushion the effect of subsidy removal, and the beneficiaries would go home with herbicides, knap-sack sprayer tank, 16kg hybrid maize seedlings, insecticide and 20 bundles of improved cassava stems.”