Fadama III Beneficiary Wants Programme Extended

A beneficiary of the
Fadama programme in Osun appealed to the federal and state governments to ensure the continuation of the World Bank-sponsored initiative.
Mr Julius Oyeyinka, a poultry farmer, said that the programme had sustained him and that he would want it continued beyond the March 2014 terminal date.
Oyeyinka made the appeal for the extension of the programme in an interview with newsmen at Iwo in Iwo Local Government Area of Osun.
The programme has been implemented over a five-year period from March 2009.
“Its coming to an end will be a retrogression to the nation’s agricultural sector, particularly when the nation is clamouring for self-sustenance in food production and food security.
‘’Fadama Development Programme has made a great impact on the lives of farmers in Osun State; it has lifted up the poor, and the down-trodden ambitious farmers with the provision of grants to us; it has helped us a lot.’’