Edo targets 28,000 tonnes of rice, maize for current planting season vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
It noted that crops would be harvested from 6,600 hectares of arable land scattered in the three senatorial districts of the state.
Special Adviser to Governor Godwin Obaseki on Agriculture, Food Security and Forestry, Prince Joe Okojie made the disclosure shortly after an orientation course for several farmers across the state, who have formed themselves into cooperative societies to access part of the N40 billion available loan from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, for farmers in the country.
Okoje said, “This year, we are hoping that we are able to produce about 17,000 metric tonnes by cultivating about 4,400 hectares of rice farm. We are not doing cassava now but maize, we are looking to cultivate about 2,200 hectares and we are hoping that we will be able to cultivate approximately about 11,000 metric tonnes.“We have engaged a lot of agronomists.
“My take is that once we do this and it is successful, other people that we are trying to get people to come and farm that is not yielding to our call will naturally respond better because they will see the benefit and see that it is not just an academic exercise.” One of the would-be beneficiaries, who is to farm in Sobe farm settlement in Owan West Local Government Area, Afadama Enotaye told Vanguard that “Before now, we have been having some apprehension but from I have seen today I think the state government is trying to do something very great and we are very happy about it and since we have a productive SA on Agric, we pray that our patience for the past three years now will pay off this time around.
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