Food Security, Oyo begins Poultry Farmers intervention under Safer:

Food Security, Oyo begin Poultry Farmers intervention under Safer.

Oyo State Government  has began the distribution of  over 16 thousand bags of Maize grain to 1691 poultry farmers across the Oyo State under the Sustainable Action for Economic Recovery(SAfER) to cushion the effect of subsidy removal by the Federal Government and to enhance poultry business in the state.

Unveiling the distribution of the grains on friday at Ibadan North West Local Government premises, Oyo State Commissioner  for Agriculture and  Rural Development, Honourable Olasunkanmi Olaleye revealed that the move was for food security  under  SAfER programme to aid poultry farmers in their business  at this trying time which is as a result of the subsidy removal on petrol(PMS).

The Commissioner who is a member of Oyo State Sustainable Action for Economic  Recovery (SAfER), hinted that free maize grains distribution to poultry farmers in the state would go a along way in alleviating problem of high cost of poultry feeds  and availability of maize input in the poultry business. 

Olasunkanmi equally explained that the beneficiaries of free maize distribution were selected from the 33 local governments in the state, stressing that this was part of government's effort in bringing down cost of poultry product, allow  poultry farmers to remain in business and for Oyo State to maintain its first positing in poultry business.

Admonishing the beneficiaries to make good use of the intervention inputs, the Commissioner  explained that each beneficiaries  would go home with 8 bags of 50kg  each of  maize grains and total of 1691 poultry farmers would benefit from the first phase that would run through the weeks. 

In his remarks, the Chairman, Ibadan North West Local Government, Hon. Rahman Adepoju commended government  of Oyo State for being compassionate to the people of the state most especially  in this trying time facing the country, saying the first phase of the package distribution done in the state could not be compared with other states as the governor,Engineer Seyi Makinde is passionate about the economic existenceof the people in the state. 

He therefore enjoined the beneficiaries (poultry farmers) to ensure the free grains to have effect on poultry business to the citizen of the state and the country at large.

Speaking on behalf of the Chairman, Poultry Association of Nigeria(PAN), Oyo State Chapter,  Mr. Wole Olulade expressed the association's gratitude to the state  government under the leadership of Engr. Seyi Makinde for his magnanimousity towards the poultry farmers and farmers at large in the state, noting that the high cost of poutry inputs have made many poultry  farmers to quite the business adding that this good gesture would go a long  way in sustaining people in the poultry business.

Thanking government  on behalf of the beneficiaries in the state, the Chairman, Turkey Farmers Association of Nigeria, Mr. Akinwande Ilori and Mrs. Salamontu Janet pledged to make use of the grains as this would encouraged poultry farmers to continue in the business as well as to reduce hardship faced by the farmers in the state.