"SouthWest Agriculture Commissioners Unveil Game-Changing Strategies for Food Security – Is This the Future of Farming?"
Caleb Adeleye
Some of the resolutions reached by the commissioners of agriculture in SW on Food security in the region include:-
Massive land clearing; Cluster farming approach; Mechanization drive inform of Tractorization services subsidy; Optimum utilisation of our dams to facilitate all year food production; Aggregation points at the clusters level and storage infrastructure; Agricultural commodities exchange; Rural roads network; Optimum utilisation of Amotekun security outfits and empowerment; Availability of improved seeds, quality agrochemicals and fertiliser to farmers; Incentives to crowd in youths and investors to the space; 21st-century land administration and local inclusivity; Data mining and analytics; large-scale production of short-term crops like maize, rice, sweet potatoes, and vegetables.
Om security;- They agreed to strengthen farm security by creating specialised units within the Amotekun corps to help protect farmlands in the region.
We await full implementation
May God bless Yorubaland.
