Ekiti State Governor Biodun Oyebanji has said young farmers that participated in the state’s farming scheme made over N200million last year from the sale of their produce.
He reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to improving food security through aggressive infrastructure development capable of turning the state into an agricultural hub in the country.
He spoke while hosting the management team of Origin Tech Group led by its Chief Executive, Prince Samuel Joseph.
He said government had turned agriculture into a veritable business venture through its interventions in the sector.
Oyebanji said Ekiti State was ready to partner with the tech company for a more enhanced development in the agriculture sector, adding that the N200 million realised by the young farmers during the last harvest season was from off-takers and big processing plants as well as the state government, which bought the produce for storage.
Prince Joseph hailed Governor Oyebanji for his efforts in developing the state, especially the agricultural sector, which, according to him, was a testament of the visionary leadership he had been providing for the state in particular and Nigeria at large.
He said his company was ready to partner the state in its agriculture development drive through initiatives of the company, including introduction of middle-level cooperatives, prototype clusters and sorting and logistics centres capable of generating resources for the state and the people as well as assisting the state achieve at least 40 per cent equity with the company.
