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Wednesday 23 ~'ay 2012
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REMI fEYISIPO, IbalUn oyernor Rlu! Arelbe.ola of O.un SU IIt hi. opened discuAionJ with the ~n "lilt of Suony ARhall u part of the 'Ulle', delltrmin.,lon to funher bool! III comprehen.lve apicultund pros;runme.
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Are,belola. wbo led I deleplion of lOp pn-emmenl
omell" saddled with the food produClion project of hi. admlnl'lrlllon to Ihe .alu In Germany, hIS upullion of hURl{er I. one ohbe Iix InlqraJ plaru orhls admmlln-adon. Aa:ordlnllo a IUllemmt from Semlu Oklnllwon, dlreclor, Bureau of Commu n Icatlon. and
Sualq)' In the Office of Ihe Governor, Areabesoll Ind his learn left NJgetU $alUrday nigluand Irnved In G~y
Osun opens bilateral talks with Germany on food production Int er.entlon Programme, and othen. In Noyember list yel(, Are,besoll allo hid led. deleplioo to Zambia on a drlye to tltlbU.h ahlUolr· baud mllllYe beef produclion proieci In Ihe
on SunWly [or the dhcuRIons biiluen.l re!aliolUhip. The lovernor reassured Ihe people of the lIale of hi. admlnluullon'. detemUnadoo 10 rum 0Iun 10 the food bukeloitbecounUJ. Hermanne Onlto Albn.. agrlcuhure mlniJler of (he Sllle of Suony Anhah, I. leadl", talb wflb ATqbeIoIa on how the IWO 'Ialet cln aplore area, of cooperation on agric:uInuallnVHUnetllJ in Oiun Stale.. rn company of Arqbesola II Wale Adedoyln , commiHloner for apiculture and food .ecurhy; Dele Olundlpe, coordlnllor of Ihe "lle'l QUick Impici 00
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The beef production project, called O'Beef, ha. Ilready commenced In the ..lie with leadln, forei,n tIpt'-ru In bee( product1oD Irainln, lnlereited farmer" on how to produce beef In • project limed It en.urin, high Ioc:ome from lhev.:nlun!To reaIi.te the obfeai¥el 01 the ma.tvoe food production, the Idmlnisuadon hid set up
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Cassava growers send 50S to Oyo government REMI FEYISIPO, lbadon Q)os.-d:IIpad the NI&erla.n c:u.... Growen AIIocIltion (NCXA)t.al!dm!he
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dheniimen ....'ho~1hdr t.n.wiIb de" tadL WhOe wamina 01 possible communll dllh between them and the PWni herdImen If ,overnmenl doel nOI Immedillely intervene, the ~ p1JWtf11le panicu1ar abouc Jddo Loc:aI GcM:mmenc Area of Ihe IIlte In which their vice chairman.. Buhlru Adnlyan. Aid there wu !he UIJtd need 10 ICI and smp !he hmIImm bdore Ihe-'tuadon P aut 0Ihand. 1his " cominS • the stale m.pcu 0I1he Calftlh Fumen
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neceuary II pretenl because the PJ¥mlUlmt wu doin& Its best 10 encoura,e rannln" espeaaIIyamorc!he)UUd».:Id IUCh hannIuI aafvIdes mipu
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1heaaiofwollhehadlmm. he Aid had been rnaIdna !he goal of food lecurity of the chaI their aaivldn had became
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either lUlled farme ... who challen,ed Ihem or .poke I spedallanIuaF to WF t:hetr herdllO....:korlr.il!hefarmcn. In h1I own cut. Adnfyan AId aboul 20 hectares 01 his CIIAVI !arm were dnlroyed recendy bJ the herdRnm and !heir cows. r15UItini InIo ialp Io.wiIhouIanyMcr!1
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He Iiso mentioned Ihe case of another fannt'r who Inws&ed twndredIoCrhouIands 01 naira on h11 rum onty for !he henkman 10 offer I paltry N5.OOO. .. ~whera he _ lmlItod afit'f hlI herd
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the Oun Rura~ Enlerprian AlriCI hural trolr.mme and 1M QUIIP ~ pan of the Yehldn 10 anvethe projecu. The 1"'0 .genclu had lupenllod .. ,rlcul!ure IIDd c earln" IlIrlbullon of Im1ro.ed .eedll ng •• fertllhera, I"d lOin. 10 fannerA ID akl. their pllndn, actfvld !L As pa , t of dfortl to make ..grteuhuTIC Inraclive I I .... e I, he lOyern menl hu as lured farmen of III read-m :II 10 aaruport their farm p-od..tee r- of ~ 10 lure CUlr"eli in La,o. Ihrourh III memorandum of uncen .. ndtnl with the N'!p'ria RaiIwayCooperation )
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