Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of Osun says his administration is ready to provide 20,000 hectares of land for farmers in order to expand the scope of farming in the state.
Oyetola, in a statement issued on Thursday in Osogbo by his media aide, Adeniyi Adeshina, said the initiative was part of his administration’s commitment to the transformation of the agricultural sector in the state.
The governor said the state had also partnered the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other donor agencies to ensure availability of funds for farmers and as well enhance easy access to loans.
He also said his administration would partner with farm tools manufacturing firms to ensure that farmers get access to modern machines.
Oyetola said that the state government had been working assiduously to make life abundant and meaningful for farmers.
“Our vision is to make agriculture profitable and ensure food security as part of our eight-point agenda designed to wholly transform the agriculture sector in this state.
“We have the will as an administration, and we believe farmers will partner with us to transform our dream of food sufficiency, poverty eradication and job creation into reality.
“Our farmers are allies in the march toward food sufficiency, poverty eradication and job creation.
“Agriculture remains the mainstay of the economy of this state and it serves as the backbone of our economy as the sector has vast potentials for critical infrastructural development that are reminiscent of the glorious days of cocoa economy in the old western region,” said the governor.
