Kwara State Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

Newly Constituted Committee Members in a group photograph at the Ministry of Agriculture Headquarters in Ilorin. The Kwara State Government has set up a 15-Man Committee for farm inputs distribution to the real farmers in the state. Membership of the committee include the Commissioner for Agriculture, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas as Chairman; Commissioner for Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development, Hon. Abubakar Abdullahi Bata (Member); Commissioner For Planning and Economic Development, Hon. Aliyu Kora Sabi (Member); Senior Special Assistant on Community Development, Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe (Member); Representative of Civil Society Organization, Dr. Abdurrahman Akindele Ayuba (Member); Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Mrs. Funke Sokoya (Member); Director, Planning, Research and Statistics, Mr. Idris Jimoh (Member); and the Managing Director, Kwara ADP, Dr. Khadijat Alege (Member).  Other members are the Kwara State Chairman of the Rice F...

Kwara State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs Oloruntoyosi Thomas (2nd right) presenting farm inputs to benefitting farmers at Yelwa Village, Bacita in Edu LGA. No fewer than 30 rice cluster farm groups have benefitted from the ongoing state-wide farm inputs distribution exercise in Edu Local Government Area of Kwara State. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas disclosed this while supervising the distribution of the farm inputs to cluster farmers in Yelwa Village, Bacita, Edu Local Government. Mrs. Thomas, who also doubles as the Chairman, Inputs Distribution Committee appreciated the State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, for his relentless efforts at bringing Kwara to limelight. Cross-section of the beneficiaries with their inputs at Bacita, Edu LGA. She expressed delight for the successful distribution of the inputs in the area, advising the benefitting farmers to ensure judicious...

The Kwara State Government on wednesday met with the Stakeholders and State Working Committee on Food Security in the State. The meeting is part of the move to deliberate on the strategy to improve the food production, strengthening the capacity of farmers and development of the agricultural sector of the State. The Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq while addressing the committee said the essence of the State Working Committee on food security is to bolster agricultural productivity as well as food security of the State. The Governor, who was represented by his Deputy, Mr. Kayode Alabi stressed the responsibilities of the committee to formulate policies, capacity building, research and innovation, collaborations and partnership and also, monitoring and evaluation of farmers. He further encouraged the Committee to embrace all the responsibilities wholeheartedly with a view to transform the challenges into opportunities for a prosperous and food ...

The federal government has disclosed its commitment to boost animal feed production by harnessing crop residues and increase investment in alternative feed resources, strengthen coordination of regulations and standard to mitigate challenges of the high cos of feed in the Country. The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Senator Sabi Aliyu Abdullahi made this known at a state-level review of the draft National Animal Feed and Fodder Policy Document organized for Kwara, Kogi and Abuja in Ilorin. The Minister, represented by the Director, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Kwara State Coordinating Office, Dr. Issa Aliyu Kabir said when the policy became operational would improve animal's feed production, reduce over-dependent on the use of maize, millet, soyabean and others for animals' feed production and would also help to strengthen food security of the Country. "As you all aware, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture ...

The Kwara State Government has again reiterated its commitment to making the state the food hub of the country. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Oloruntoyosi Thomas made the reiteration while receiving in audience the delegation of China-Africa Economic and Trade Council and representative of the organized Private Sector in Ilorin, the state capital. The Commissioner disclosed that the investors' visit was a result of the state government’s investment drive in the agricultural sector. According to her, the state government had earlier sent a delegation to China with some other Nigerians on policies reform, tax policies, and learning about various reforms the People's Republic of China had undergone, which have gotten them to where they are today. Mrs. Thomas explained further that the State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has directed the Ministry to share with the Chinese investors all the challenges facing the ...

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Monday inaugurated a multi-sectoral state working committee on food security, charging them to work with all stakeholders to ensure that people have access to affordable food.  The committee comprises the Governor as the chairman; Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Oluwatoyosi Adebayo Thomas; Commissioner for Local Government, Community Development and Chieftaincy Affairs; state coordinator of the federal ministry of agriculture; NAGS-AP State Focal Person; representative of the River Basin Development Authority (RBDA); representative of the State ADPs; representative of ICT Providers servicing the state; representatives of relevant commodity associations — AFAN, Maize Cassava, Soybean, rice; bank of agriculture; Nigeria Incentive-based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL Plc); and representative of the state traditional council and Etsu Tsaragi Alhaji Aliyu Kpotwa Abdullahi.  The commi...