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,.·orlling nekn tll'5.'lly to e nsu re the sU«'tU of the Agric TnlO'Jformlition AgelMb IAT .\) Task II.2I1l leader Ul Nigml. Dr Lucas AuPO-, noo' th.ts known recently dWlng the i,ttl J'Jm~ Fcdentl Gcrmnmenl and Ihe
How commercial agric project is supporting Transformation Agenda mercia! poultry, he noted. PnrlCC lawai Slud the
World lknk rulJOVlSlOn mISSIOn In lagos.. Dr AJc. pi., ",110 announced an additionnl $150 nu 'IKle. ipflt rOl" the partictpauug stales of L,lgUS. Cross River. Enugu, """.... ~ ~. saKi th( 1Tl000ey was IIlcn~asallO ruppon the I'lgrit:ulOJrellr.UlS(onllal.oll .:nda. near btm: "We walll 10 sec how we can aale weall\. jObs and miucc poveny "',....... 1. _-' ;ulture. which explains why .... ""6'.
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!he proJOI:t ~ . :ol'kmg
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fund as well IS capable bwnan resoun:es for the successful unplementauon ofthc proJecL "'The horizon is very prDI'nlsmg for thc altaJn-
men! of Agncultural Rcvoluuon in the stille 1.5 we shall conunue 10 strive lowanis the altaID-I~Wl'l:J men! of food secunty
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oftllC: Agnallttlral Tl1Insformllllon Agenda. II at based q1 tht~ lhul we have llx:rea.sed thefundmgfy ~ l50million. so thatwecan
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held 10 • l-R: Prince 1Dwal, Dr. Akopo and Mrs ArinoIo 0duIana at Ihe opening c:ert!fT1O' Governor Babatundc revl.!'/> de jl lI"kmentlUIOll ~ of the rrt of the 6th FGN/WorkI Bank mission in Logos, rece1Ify RaJL Fasbola," he saKi. project u Ugt'S State "We came together On IllS part, the Pc.rmanent Secretary. Dr to lake stt d of the progress smu the Commissioner of Agncullure and commissioned an ultra modem 20 Ion Olajide Ba.shorun slud to achieve: agricul. [)eCemb'''~_ II CooperaIlVes. Pnnc:e Gbolahan LaWlloI, said capacity rice processmg ttnlJe at lmota in tuml sustainablhly. focus has 10 shIft to Also Sf lrg. the: NBtKlOaI CoordlOat.or government's efforu were also geared Ikorodu along with poultry esta~ and net. publiC pnvate pannershlp approach. Dr Anun . .xli wl)O was ~Ited by towards stunulating agnculrural production work offann road" Accordmg to him, most programmes assISt Dr Salisl ~ iN Slud smce the project has in Ihe stllte through the strategic lie srud the nee mtll together" with the Just the pnmary producers Iea\'mg the gm.: ha]'. wi y, ~ was nenI to focus on Programme for Accelerated Growth n:cmtly rehabihtated COUllge rice process- stakeholders behll1d. the hudgl.1 t( s. .:c what they hllYe aduevcd. (SPAAG) ing centres at ldena Ilf1d ltoga wKlcr the He urged the collaboratmg agenclcs 10 In Lagos lbj . rroJcd IS empo....1:I1J1g small lie saKi; -SPAAG IS closely abgned willi commercial Agnculture Development work together for the successful lInpleand mod LIn1 St.u farmcn itlong lhe thrt.'C the FedcmJ GovenuncllI's AgncuhuraJ IJrojCCt WIll be map off takers of paddy mentallon ofthc project. -nus IS an opperwgcttd , ~U! l hams of aq\l3l.'Ulturc, poul- Ageoda. As a rtSUit of th15 iniliati~ IIIe produced in the Slate.. 1be broiler process- tunlty 10 contribute our quota ton the ago. try and nee. go\"m\111Cfi1 of Lagos Suuc: bas recel1tly in" facihlV aJ. Erikorodo Will serve axn- (;IJlturaJ developmenl and food sccunty Ifi '-upervISIOfl lDl50Slon
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Cmilt Scheme (CACS) and OffICIal RolI..()ut oftbc Growth Enbmccmcnt Suwort (GES) The CACS IS a )JIII1IICI9up between the stIlle JUYCI1V!lCfII and the CClitmi Bank of Nlgena. (CBN) to boost rood productm ID Ogun State, while: GES IS • coliabornllOfl between Ogun State and the Fedenli GoYl:mmClU, designed 10 hft ~-poor f;umas out or ~ 10 self-sufficleney. Amosun !pCCJrtcally enJOlned)nlllt<; in the state 10 engage in agriculltR and rt:placc the: agctog farming popu):mon He c:cplamed Ihal h15 adnurustrnlJOO had lln Stale Go \ernor, Senalor d!!monsu"arcd 115 COIIIIIIlImel1l 10 transfO!l11 the: sedOr Ihrougb provision of access 10 b~~ Amosun, and Minb ler of AI:~uJlun, Or Akln'ft·unmi CACS and GES. Vo'hich cn5lIIU Iha! mil Adtsina.. h.,"! urged N~rianl!i lu re1l1nt faJl1lCfS, rather than apkMlCB, CllJOY access agricu ltuft to its pride of pillce In thl.' 10 farmmg mputs at highly substdized rates; nation's eano my in onter 10 1.'1I5Ure rood Slgfltng of relevant MoU Wldcr Agncultural II.'C1Irity. , TransfOl1natJOn Agenda (ATA); and agRe'They l,.j· l \C appcaI m AbI.'okuta 1U011· mctI for the prov1Sioo of 25 pc!'" cenI wtudl Iy, ~ lij' In-off of the: distribution or wwId be ~ by 2.S per cent from cho:PJCII uo4~ !be Commcmai Agliculttm: !he Federal Govunment m order 10 bnng the
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toUtl suppon for 5I.Ibudized fcnilm:n to SO pc!'" cent for the small-boIder f.artncn m Ogun
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He lUlled bcneflCllIt1C5 to lIlihzc the: JlIPPOI1 stncdy for the Up;u1SKIfI of t1~r enlCrpl'ites
IUld avoid any Iltempt 10 Cf'Ig;tge In loan dlVCfSIOfl or a~mp:ul ttalTtdung of any sort. The governor said the aJOdllJOn for benefillng Iiom GES ",1\5 being In the Nallonal Fanners DaiaIusIe, ~illcb qualulCSsuch I'CglStercd fimners 10 ptn::base Iwo (2) bags orfer· hlazer al 50 percent of the prevailmg market pnces, with fn:e SOtdImgs. He ~ otic" fanners 10 get I.IJcm... Rives listed In the NilltooaI Farmc:rI ~ so that they coold be Jat of the scbr:me In the next planting season. On hIS part.. the MllUSIa"of Agnculnu-e. DrAkm ....1IIlI}11 Adcsll\ll, CIJ(IIJDaJ(\cd the admln· Istration of Governor lbikunle Amosun for its
mass.\Ve mvestmcnl m agncu.I~ promismg 111<11 the Federal GovernrJ.ent wooId suppon the l!itaJ.c to rt:SII;R: the gJory of sr:ctoI:. lie said the FedcnI ~ In p3J1.IV
War, would support Ogun m unprovtng casuVI productlOll and proccssmg. '"The FG !,'iOOId. IImOOg othm. ~ Ogun With three ~k cass;MI pt"OCCS$IJlg lTilK:hmes IIIi11 can process n I11CUlC 1OnnC5 of cassava pc!'" yt::M, one 1aq.oe-scaic integrated rice mill that will process 90 n\CtJ1C IOnnes of nee per yar and proVKic N76 million COUflla'pIlrt fund on subsIdisIng mpull!i for c::occ. farmc:n tins year." he cbcIoscd.
s~n poor quality seed, council urges farmers FrOIn
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lharamcs. Somcofthem OUI- nw·s ....i1y .....e lilly that all seeds tbat will be sman out oflicas attached to the5re oompII"" uadcd must be of.,., quality," he added. IlICS.. MOIl of the !CCdl!i they bnng to the mar-. Agbooia, v.bo IS aJso the naoonaJ coorttinay II.rrected food security In the kctlle 001 actuaIlycallflCd by our men. And tor; Seed Quality Control natlOflwxk; sllId when 1\01 califted. II IS seen tl} be of poor famtefSsiJoWd look forscal ofquahty, which The A ~.u1t OIll.'dOr, Quality Control, of quallity and fAke. . IS the catiftc:ation 1I8 issued by the oouncil, the Nau.nI Agricultural Seed Council "Bccatac: of the agricultlnl tnII\5fOl11\ltKlll whcne\l:1' they are buymg seeds forplmting. (NASCl tI.& .\&booIa t\det.) 0- made tl:us agend3ofthcFedcntlGovemmml.,!beSccd "Blue coku IS for ceruficd 5CICIIl ....tutr known a' th weekend while ~'l!: WIth Council IS potSOd to sec that Ihm:'SlJero ktIc:r- colour IS for foundation Kat IIfIl ....iutc WIth ~~ dI,mg socd lllIlI'ket surveillance: lD'II:'C to poor qualiIy seed. It means SCIOd thai red Slnpe IS forbrecder KCd:!;-, he SllId, adding = E ~n lit, ofK .....ara Smle will get to Nlgenan fimnc:n a~oflOplJuahly. thaI any seed ~ged for for sale: and is
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5IDCds wouktbe lMnl m AbuJB at allzao"datc. i-Ie also saKI that pUllIshmem b" offcndcr5 ranged tmm a fme ofNSOO. 000 10 one ortwu yau'JJrul tmn.dcpcndmgonlllCgravllyoflhe offence. .Agboola, who saKI the Seed Council IS a pa1llStalal of the fednal mmlStry of Agricullun:andNatw-aJRcsourccs..addc:dlhll among 115 JlJilfKiale IS 10 !ICC that !be 5I!Cds thai t:VCf\tually get 10 NlgctUlI Iiumm I n oflOp qunlity. He also srud that the mandate: m\'oI\'eI gemg IOU-.eooobandaBlIUCSOflhetoUltty
menl cd. '"The Mu: ofsucccss 111 agnculnn: 5IBIU Ue bmcn&ed th.- the: Jeo.'d ofcompl.ance tolocateseeddealcnwhcn:tbcyareopcmmg Iiom acd. If you have all tJ\C f\W\ageftlCf'It among the: ICCddcalerswasJUSl~40 pc!'" lD know the mode ofthc!Tbusine:g opcmon ctpCJtl5iC YOU can dunk of m the: v.uid. wi ccnlm nn;t ploocs \'lSI.ted 100),0., Ondo, floll and ascctam if they IIfC opcraung m 'me .....ith )1llI piall t i»d ~ the " ~ \Io;lU):c.poof .ol1!lOsun..saymgthlit!llOfT1Coftheconfiscated seed rules noo rtg\IlalJOl~ .: