KWSG Riterates Supports for Gender Participation in Agric

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 Kwara State Government has again reitreated that its administration will continue to
place women in prominent position, especially in agric related projects, to ensure equality in gender participation, to aid yielding of agricultural products.


The State Project Coordinator, Kwara Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) Project, Engr. Dr. Busari Toyin Isiaka, reiterated this during the week, while addressing participants at the sensitisation workshop, in Okuta, Baruteen Local Government Area of the state.


During the workshop organised by the Agency, for Women's Agricultural Cooperatives and Women's SMEs (Small Medium Enterprises) on Climate-Smart Agricultural Technology, Busari applauded Governor AbdulRazaq for his ingenuity to recognise the strength in women and how the latter's participation in agricultural projects can help in enhancing food security, stressing that the Governor's commitment to women's active involvement in farming, is justified by the high percentage of women farmers in the state.


 Dr Busari who was represented by the Project Infrastructure Engineer, Kwara Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Project, Engr. Dr. Ezekiel Olanrewaju Ariyo, explained that, the sensitisation is aimed at creating awareness and feasibility of the project, to the doorstep of the community stakeholders and also furnish them with the available agricultural technologies, believed to engender better productivity for them.


According to him, "The SAPZ project in Kwara will foreground dairy and beef with some consideration for crop farming. I therefore urge you participants to replicate the knowledge received on climate-smart agricultural technology in your various communities, for the other group members to benefit", he added.


The Coordinator however warned that, climate change has effects on agricultural productivity,  therefore enlightened  them on the fact that, "adoption of climate-smart agricultural technology will control such effects." 


The workshop featured a presentation on Climate-Smart Agricultural Technology, facilitated by Mr. Gbadebo Elebiyo, who identified and detailed with illustrations the various manners climate-smart agricultural technology can be adopted.


Some of the women farmers who attended the programme were appreciative of the project, as Deaconess Esther Bello and Olayemi Olaitan, who are members of Alpha and Omega Women's group and SWOFON group from Baruteen local government area of the  commended the initiative of Governor AbdulRazaq led administration, adding that, they will forever be grateful to His Excellency, envisaging that the project will support farmers in the rural areas and bring to them a number of advantages that will improve their livelihood. 


The Farmers thereafter sought more support from government, with a promise to be loyal and supportive of his administration.

Dr. Sangodare Ayinla,
KMCO,
Kw-SAPZ Project

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