Rivers
Omuma LGA Moves To Establish Mechanized Farming
The leadership of Omuma Local Government Area in Rivers State has hinted its readiness to begin mechanized farming in order to boost food production for consumption in the area and the state at large.
Chairman of the Council, Hon. Promise Reginald, gave the indication when he received members of Ohimogho Trusted Farmers Co-operative, who paid him courtesy visit in his office at Eberi, Omuma LGA Secretariat, Wednesday.
Hon. Reginald, who commended the members of the co-operative for their efforts in venturing into an organised farming without government support, noted that Omuma people are farmers.
He assured them of the local government’s support and partnership to ensure that the area leads in food production across the state.
He stated that the Council will replicate the state governments Agricultural revolution policy of Governor Siminalayi Fubara in the LGA and make agriculture a key priority in the administration.
“I am happy to receive you in my office today as farmers without local government council support. Think all you need is support. You have shown capacity, commitment and efforts and all we should be talking here is that the Council will support you people so that we can produce in large quantities for local consumption and export.
“The State Governor, sir Siminalayi Fubara, said it is Agriculture the focus is on agriculture in the 2025 budget. We will replicate same in Omuma”, he stated.
The Omuma Council boss also said his administration will soon organise economic summit in the area and promised to make them part of the summit, charging them to be ready.
He said soon the Council will invite them for further consultation on how to start the mechanized farming in the area.
He used the opportunity to thank them for the fruits, vegetables and garri presented to him.
Earlier in his address, the leader of the team, Mr. Nwokogba Oliver Osondu, thanked the chairman for granting them the opportunity to have a talk shop with him in his office and described him as the moses of there time “who God is using to deliver Omuma people from the bad government of the past”.
He told the Chairman that the co-operative was borne out of the increasing hunger in the society which made it mandatory to produce enough food for consumption, stressing that the world is moving from oil economy to agro-based economy.
He firther used the opportunity to inform the Chairman that the soil in Omuma has been tested by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture in 2017 for rice planting and production.
Currently , he said, they produce crops such as cucumber, pepper, cassava, garden eggs, plantain, banana, and palm oil.
Akujobi Amadi