Abiodun unveils support package for 10,000 Ogun farmers
…Distributes 10 tractors, 1,200 android phones, farm inputs Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has unveiled a comprehensive support package
Agriculture remains a major policy focus for Ogun State, which positions itself as a hub for rice and cassava production in south-west Nigeria, feeding into processing industries and, by extension, the wider push for national food security. State governments across the country have increasingly turned to targeted input-distribution schemes — fertiliser, herbicides, improved seedlings and mechanisation support — as a way to boost smallholder yields and cushion farmers against rising costs of agro-inputs, which have been a persistent complaint amid inflation and currency pressures.
The coverage is largely consistent across outlets: Governor Dapo Abiodun's administration is rolling out a package for 10,000 rice and cassava farmers that includes subsidised fertiliser and urea, herbicides, improved planting materials, tractors and android phones, framed around food security. Details such as the total cost of the scheme, funding source, distribution timeline and criteria for selecting beneficiaries have not been reported, nor has independent confirmation of how the inputs will be tracked or whether past Ogun State farmer-support initiatives met their targets.