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Delta State Governor, Sheriff Oborevwori
Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwori, on Tuesday, empowered 6,020 farmers with agricultural inputs to boost agricultural production and food security in the state.
Speaking during the flag-off of the disbursement of agricultural inputs to the beneficiaries under the Result Area 2 – FADAMA (Food Security) of the Delta Community Action for Resilience and Economic Stimulus, in Asaba, Oborevwori said that the gesture was to ensure sustainable food security in the state.
He said, “Today’s disbursement is part of that broader initiative, with particular focus on providing over 6,000 of our hardworking farmers with the essential inputs needed to boost agricultural productivity and strengthen food security across the state.
“To meet the Sustainable Agricultural Sector Reforms component of Realistic Reforms of the M.O.R.E Agenda, we are committed to ensuring that the goals of this programme are achieved.
“Our farmers must receive the necessary support to continue their vital contributions to our economy.
“Agriculture remains a key pillar of our development strategy, and, through this disbursement, we aim to enhance food production, increase household incomes, and ultimately improve the livelihood of thousands of Deltans.
“Let me also note here that, in collaboration with the Africa Union Development Agency, New Partnership for African Development to further strengthen M.O.R.E smallholder farmers in Delta State, N1 billion has been approved as counterpart fund to empower 2,000 farmers for food production, livestock and aquaculture.”
The governor urged the beneficiaries to make use of the opportunity by utilizing the inputs efficiently to improve their productivity and harvest and contribute to the growth of the agricultural sector in the state.
Earlier in his remarks, the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Chairman of the D-CARES Steering Committee, Mr Sonny Ekedayen, said 6,020 farmers were to be empowered under the Result Area 2, which is the food security component of the D-CARES programme.
He said the agricultural sector remained an important pillar of the state’s economy, hence the state government was empowering 6,020 farmers to increase productivity in food production under poultry; fish farming, cassava cultivation, maize crop, pepper production and vegetable farming.
He urged Deltans to embrace urban farming in wherever space they could find to enhance productivity and, thus, combat the huge rise in food prices.
