The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Ogun state has inaugurated six projects constructed under the 2021 budget of the ministry.
Minister in Charge of the Ministry, Dr Muhammed Abubakar while inaugurating the projects urged the benefiting communities to put the projects to good use and ensure their maintenance to make them durable.
The Minister represented by the South West Regional Director of the Ministry, Mrs Abimbola Oguntuyi accompanied by the Ogun State Coordinator of the ministry, Mr Ganiyu Oseni while inaugurating the projects said officials of the ministry in Ogun state will monitor the projects to ensure that they are put to good use.
At the inauguration of the One-Stop Shop Agricultural Extension Delivery Centre in South West located at Eriwe in Ijebu Ode, the representative of the minister said the project will assist farmers in the region to access needed information on agriculture development including weather forecast, seed management harvest and others.
The ministry also inaugurated a community link road project at Ikenne where members of the community called for more of such projects stating that roads in the community are not in good condition.
The Inaugurated roads by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, in Ogun state, include the Ikenne Ogundalu road/O&A Road and Owowo community road.
The Representative of the minister also inaugurated the Agric business incubation Centre, constructed on the campus of Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun state and the Water Harvesting Structure with Ponds which also included two yam barns at Eweje Farm Settlement in Odeda.
Speakers at the various projects Commissioning site including the traditional rulers, community leaders and experts commended the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development for embarking on the projects they described as impacting positively on the lives of the people.
They also called for more of such projects noting that poverty will be drastically reduced with such government interventions at the grass root.
Wale Oluokun
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