Food Security: Southern Governors Plan Inter-State Trade
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has said governors of southern states have decided to promote inter-state and inter-region trade to foster food security and sufficiency.
The governor also disclosed Ogun State would establish Farmers’ Markets across the state to ensure food security.
He stated this when he received the newly constituted Governing Council of the Federal University of Agriculture,FUNAAB, led by the Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Oba Abdul-Rasheed Ayorinde Olabomi.
Governor Abiodun, who is the chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum SGF, said that Southern States have no reason not to promote trade among themselves with fertile land and human capacity in the region.
Governor Abiodun said that the Farmers’ Market would be located at strategic locations across the state, inluding Asero in Abeokuta and Ogere along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
He added that plans have been concluded to move the Kara cattle market from its present location to Ogere, where the cattle merchants can have access to a good atmosphere.
The Governor also noted that his administration sees agriculture as a way of providing food security, create employment and generate revenue, adding that the Federal University of Agriculture should be at the forefront of championing food security, as the purpose for which it was established.
He promised to collaborate with the institution in some ways, including cassava production, even as he promised that the Iyana-Camp to Alabata road is already under the radar of his administration.
