The African Development Bank (AfDB), has enlisted Ogun State as a special agricultural processing zone to revive all aspects of the agricultural value chain, especially in aquaculture. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr Adeola Odedina, disclosed this on Wednesday when he led the management team of the Ministry of Agriculture to Ijebu Development Initiative on Poverty Reduction (IDIPR), Farm Village, Eriwe in Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area of the state. “COVID-19 has made us reset our agenda in agriculture. Fish farming is one of the sectors we have identified that can absorb people who have been dislodged due to CPVOD-19 pandemic. We are also here to give free supplementary extension services to fish farmers all the time”, he said.

Source: Nigerian Tribune June 11, 2020 08:26 UTC