Ekiti Approves ₦2.6bn Boost for Agriculture, Youth Empowerment Programme
Korede Abdullah 
Ekiti State Governor, Oyebanji
ADO EKITI, Nigeria – Ekiti State approves ₦2.6bn investment to expand agricultural infrastructure and strengthen youth participation under its flagship farming initiative.
The funding includes ₦1.5bn for land clearing and ₦1.1bn for warehouse construction across five strategic locations.
Information Commissioner Taiwo Olatunbosun says the move aims to reduce post-harvest losses and improve storage capacity.
“The administration remains intentional about using agriculture for wealth creation and food security,” he says.
The investment builds on the Bring Back Our Youths to Agriculture (BBYA) programme, designed to attract young people into agribusiness.
Olatunbosun says the initiative promotes mechanisation, private-sector collaboration and market expansion.
He confirms that earlier disputes involving programme participants and private partner YSJ Farms have been resolved.
Key interventions include clearing over 6,000 hectares of farmland, a 50 per cent tractorisation subsidy, and the creation of farm clusters and hubs.
The government says the programme will boost food production, reduce unemployment and strengthen the agricultural value chain.
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