THE GUARDIAN, Tuesday, November 15,2011
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Oyo to identify genuine cassava fanners ahead of FG's package requirements and ensure FtomAnieliBAkpan, Calabar AHEAD of the assistance that the cassava revitalisa/Vrorn che Federal tion programme of the Government Government's Cassava Federal becomes a reality in Oyo Reviralisation Programme, State," he said. the Oyo State Adekunle furthersaid that a Government plans to identify genuine farmers of the total of 44 local cassava groups were in the slate crop, the News Agency of under the umbrella Nigeria (NAN) reports. The state's Chairman of the of CGAN, adding that the Federal Government had Cassava Growers Association (CGAN). Muyideen been assisting cassava growAdekunle, said on Thursday ers in the South-West. He pointed out that at Eleekara village near Oyo while Oyo had the highest town that the identification number of cassava growers exercise was based on the request from the associa- in the zone, it had not benefited much from governtion. He said the association's ment's initiative to support cassava farmers. request was also Adekunle urged members to demonstrate its high level 'of the association to support of commitment to supportthe current revitalisation ing the Federal Government's re vitalised on programme. He said: "Let us show cominitiative. Adekunle said that CGAN mitment so that government will take us seriouswould set up committees to liaise with state govern- ly and help us as we plan to ments across the federation go furtiur by adding value through processing. in order to identify genuine " An" OYSADEP official cassava farmers to benefit invited to the meeting, Mr from the expected governSimeon Adeniyi, assured the ment assistance. farmers of governHe also said that the association had its group farms in ment's support once the six locations in the state, investigation was concludadding that these were apart ed. Adeniyi said that the presfrom those belonging to ent administration in the individual members. state was sincere in its agriAdekunle said six cassacultural development prova plantations owned by the gramme. association and billed to be He, however, said governinspected by officials of the ment would only give assisOyo State Agricultural tance to groups and not indiDevelopment Programme (OYSADEP) were at Koomu, vidual farmers. Some of the members, who Ogbomoso, Fasola and at the occallora while two were at spoke sion, expressed their readiIseyin. ness to cooperate with 'We are ready to partner OYSADEP officials on governwith the state government ment's pfan for the verificain ensuring that we meet its tion exercise.
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