In its continuous quest to invest in agriculture to drive industrialisation, the Ogun State Government is set to establish a 50 hectare cocoa plantation in Alagbagba in Odeda Local Government Area of the State. Conducting newsmen round the site which had already been cleared,
Commissioner for Agriculture, Mrs. Ronke Sokefun said the project would bring back the lost glory of the State and indeed the South–West in cocoa, adding that it would provide employment opportunities to hundreds of farmers to be engaged directly.
Sokefun also said planting would start early next year with improved varieties that have 18 months gestation period, adding that the second phase of another 50 hectare would commence immediately after the planting of the first phase
She therefore called for the cooperation of the entire Alagbagba community to make the project a huge success. Speaking, the Olu Orile Ilaho of Alagbagba, Oba Oladapo Aina expressed appreciation to the State government for bringing smiles to his people by locating the project in his domain.
He said his community was known for cocoa plantation in the past and pledged readiness to make more land available for other phases as well as other agricultural interventions.
In the meantime, Ogun State investment at the Owowo Model Farm Estate in Ewekoro Local Government has started yielding dividends with large production of eggs from its poultry pens.
According to the Director of Agric Services in the Ministry, Mr. Sunday Adegoriolu, the over 7,000 birds at the farm estate produces about 150 crates per day.
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