The on-going nationwide registration of farmers is
targeted at capturing some 20 million farmers across the country, an official
has said.
The exercise is part of the Federal Government
Agriculture Transformation Agenda, according to Yahaya Owoyale, an Assistant
Director in the Federal Ministry of Agriculture.
He said in Omu-Aran, Irepodun Local Government Area
of Kwara that the exercise is aimed at registering genuine farmers across the
country.
He listed some of the benefits to include provision
of improved seedlings, fertilisers, tractor hiring facilities, provision of
fingerling as well as granting of credit facilities; and went further to say
that the exercise which commenced in 2012, is expected to register an estimated
five million farmers yearly to meet up with 20 million target nationwide in
2015.
He said the registration exercise is expected to take
place across every ward in each of the 36 states of the federation including
the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) with particular emphasis on the grassroots
where the bulk of local farmers resides.
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