By Opeyemi Olawore As part of its corporate social responsibilities, the Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology (OYSCATECH), Igboora has commenced tractor hiring service for farmers in Ibarapaland. According to the management of the institution, the tractor hiring service is usually provided for farmers in Ibarapa communities. The Acting Rector, Mr. Olaniyi Adekunle explained…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that his government will rely heavily on a turnaround of the Agriculture sector to actualize accelerated development of the state in the next four years. The Governor, who was speaking an event in Eruwa, said that his Governnent would revive the farm settlements and leverage on the…
The Oyo State Governor-Elect, Engineer, Oluseyi Makinde has pledged to give agricultural development priority attention when he is sworn-in on the 29th May, 2019. He gave this assurance at the opening of a two-day workshop on Human Resource Development of Rural Farmers through Innovative Information Technology at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan…
The Executive-Director, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), Ghana, Dr Yemi Akinbamijo, at the weekend in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital disclosed that the use of crude implements such as cutlasses, hoes among others is the major reason why importation of food and other agricultural products are increasing in Africa and Nigeria in particular….
The Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation (TAAT) and African Cassava Agronomy Initiative (ACAI) trained persons drawn from universities, research institutes, Oyo State Cassava Growers Association (OYSCGA), and other development partners on the use of the Six Steps to Cassava Weed Management toolkit. The toolkit was developed by the Cassava Weed Management Project and has proven…
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