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@FISconcept1 @kfayemi @markets Ekiti is essentially an agrarian society with soil properties conducive for growing a wide variety of crops. In order to achieve sustainable food security, create employment opportunities & foster agro-based industrial development for poverty alleviation & wealth creation[...] /1

@FISconcept1 @kfayemi @markets ...the approach will change from the current focus on farming and agriculture as a government social service to a commercial and private-sector driven approach which is now called Agribusiness. /2

@FISconcept1 @kfayemi @markets Gov. Kayode Fayemi's @kfayemi administration is therefore adopting a sustainable & commercial value chain approach which will lead to transformational agribusiness development that can enhance food and personal security, create employment opportunities, empower women and [...] /3

@FISconcept1 @kfayemi @markets ...youth, reduce poverty, and create wealth through viable agro-allied industrial development. /4

@FISconcept1 @kfayemi @markets You will recall that his administration pioneered an approach to agriculture beyond farming by setting up Youth in Commercial Agriculture Programme & Technical and Agriculture College to ensure consistent line of mid-level manpower. /5
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