FG empowers 120 farmers in Ogun, Kogi, Oyo

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has trained no fewer than 120 farmers in the states of Ogun, Kogi, and Oyo in an effort to end food scarcity in the nation and create jobs.

This is when 120 young people in the three states were being trained by the Ministry to become small-scale chicken breeders.

The youths received training in poultry farming, with a primary emphasis on raising broilers as a long-term source of income.

Women from the states of Ogun, Kogi, and Oyo were also among the trainees.

Nigeria must be able to feed itself, according to Dr. Ernest Umakhihe, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, who made this statement on Tuesday at the training in Abeokuta.

“The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security is committed to promoting and facilitating policies aimed at making Nigeria self-sufficient in food production,” stated Umakhihe, who was speaking on behalf of Mrs. Abimbola Akeredolu, the South West Regional Director.

The Permanent Secretary states that the goal of the training is to introduce smallholder farmers to the viability of raising broilers as a commercial enterprise in order to help them make a living.

He went on to say that while their Kogi counterparts received their training in Lokoja, those from Ogun and Oyo received it in Abeokuta.

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Director of the Federal Department of Agricultural Extension Services Dr. Deola Lordbanjou told the participants that the smallholder poultry production enterprise “is highly profitable and can give farmers a flow of steady income” and encouraged them to take advantage of it.

The 120 farmers were given day-old chicks and fodder to nurture them, particularly for the impending holiday season, while also being introduced to contemporary grill manufacturing technology.