Mr Ojo Molade, Chairman, Fadama Community Association (FCA) in Ijagba, Ondo State, has decried the scarcity of palm fruits used in producing palm oil.
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Molade said on Wednesday at Ijagba in Ondo State that the scarcity had made the palm oil business dull in the area.
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The association's palm oil processing unit was among the Fadama III project sites visited by the Fadama III technical assistance team to the state.
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The Fadama III project was conceived by the World Bank and the Federal Government as a follow up to Fadama I and II.
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The implementation period of Fadama III is five years spanning from 2008 to 2013.
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The objective of the project is to reduce poverty and increase food security as well as empower users of land and water resources to generate more income.
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Molade explained that before now, oil palm producers took their products to processing shed, adding that scarcity of the raw materials had made them stay back.