It was another milestone in Osun State as the State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke Unveiled the 31 newly procured tractors and farm inputs aimed at enhancing food productivity and efficiency.
Addressing people at Agric Farm Settlement, Aisu, Ede,venue of the unveiling ceremony,Governor Adeleke described food sufficiency and availability as very important factor which his administration will not always toy with.
"We are distributing 6,000 herbicides, 80,000 cashew seedlings, 8,000 cassava cuttings, 8,000 various vegetable seeds and 500 bags of Lime to our farmers, women associations, people living with disabilities and government schools with large farmlands. We are equally unveiling 31 newly purchased tractors with full implements for the use of our farmers in Osun State which is the first phase of this project.
" These tractors will be released to farmers cooperative societies and associations after all necessary administrative procedures have been concluded. This is also in line with the promise made to our resourceful youthful population during the last *Endbadgovernance* protest. We hope to provide all necessary infrastructure and resources to enhance agricultural production and ensure food security for our people.
"I also wish to inform the public that the state is committing N8 Billion for the acquisition of tractors and farm clearing equipment within the context of due process and another N2 billion worth of farm input support", he enunciated.
Earlier in his address of welcome, Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security in Osun, Otunba Tola Faseeru described high cost as well as scarcity of food in the Country as worrisome.
He thanked Governor Adeleke for his commitment to put food on people's table by approving the purchase of the tractors and other farms inputs.
Faseru added that both public primary and secondary Schools will be empowered with vegetables and arable seeds for planting on resumption by September, 2024 to make school children inclusive in the food security value chain of Osun.
