Photo News: Courtesy Visit by the All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) to Hon. Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mallam Gidado AbdulLateef Alakawa at the Ministry's Headquarters in Ilorin.

Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mallam Gidado AbdulLateef Alakawa being decorated as a member of the AFAN by the new State Executive Members of the Association in Ilorin.

State Government Officials during the meeting today.

Newly inaugurated Members of the Association at the meeting.

Cross section of the Ministry's Staff present at the meeting.

State Government Officials and AFAN members in a group photograph after the Courtesy call visit.

Mallam Alakawa explaining the State Government giant stride in Agricultural sector of the State.
Director Agriculture services, Mallam Alhassan Kabir Mohammed  (right) expressing the purpose of the meeting to the Stakeholders present at the meeting.

Newly Elected AFAN State Chairman, Mallam Aliu Ishiaku expressing the Association's profound gratitude to the State Government support on the indigenous farmers of the State.

Yusuf Ganiyu Adebisi
Press Secretary
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 

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