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GOVERNOR DAPO ABIODUN COMMISSIONS MARKET STALLS, LOCK UP SHOPS AND SOLAR POWERED BOREHOLES UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT/IFAD/OGUN STATE VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (VCDP) AT OLUGBO MARKET IN ODEDA LOCAL GOVERNMENT
His Excellency, Prince (Dr) Dapo Abiodun, MFR, has commissioned Market Stalls, Lock up Shops and Solar Powered Boreholes under the Federal Government/IFAD/Ogun State Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), at a symbolic event which took place at Olugbo Market, Odeda LGA of Ogun State, on Wednesday, 9th December, 2020. His Excellency was ably represented by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Adeola Odedina. Commissioning of similar projects, including Cassava Processing Centre and other projects, in other locations which include Ijesa-Ijebu Market (Odogbolu LGA), and Owode Yewa Market (Yewa South LGA), will continue at a later date.
The FGN/IFAD Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) is an Agricultural Intervention Programme between the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) and International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), with Counterpart contribution from each of the six participating States of Nigeria, namely, Anambra, Benue, Ebonyi, Niger, Ogun and Taraba. Ogun State is in good standing in the payment of counterpart funds.
The Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) is a commercially oriented, market-led and demand-driven Programme, that focuses on Productivity and Market Development, along Cassava and Rice Value Chains. Ogun State recently received an award for outstanding performance in VCDP activities.
Due to the outstanding performance of the IFAD-VCDP, an approval for Additional Finance was granted to VCDP to expand to three (3) additional States (Enugu, Nasarawa and Kogi States) and three (3) additional LGAs in each of the initial States. In Ogun State, the first phase of IFAD-VCDP was implemented in Obafemi-Owode, Yewa North, Ijebu North East, Ifo and Ijebu East, and now expanded to Yewa South, Odeda and Odogbolu during the Additional Finance Phase.
Under the current Administration of Governor Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State Programme Management Unit of VCDP, under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture, have made remarkable achievements, along Cassava and Rice Value Chains, and these cut across all the 8 implementing LGAs. These include, among others:
1. Completion of 20km roads in Obafemi-Owode, Ijebu North East and Yewa North
2. Profiling of 2700 farmers from the three news LGAs into the farmers’ data bank, thus bringing total farmers profiled to date to 12,217 from 852 Farmers Organizations in the 8 LGAs (Cassava 9916, Rice 2301).
3. A total of 8,500 farmers were supported with inputs to cultivate 9,232 ha to both rice and cassava (Cassava 7,056ha and rice 2,176ha) across the implementing LGAs. Also, Plans have reached advance stage to support another 3000 farmers for the new planting season
4. A total of four (4) solar-powered boreholes were completed during this Administration, to make a total of fourteen (14) solar-powered boreholes provided to date. The provision of boreholes resulted in 3,500 programme beneficiaries having access to safe drinking water.
5. Three (3) mini bridges at Ifo fufu market, Rori in Ayetoro and Ilagunjo in Ijebu East and 5 culverts were constructed during this Administration.
6. Electrification of Rice Processing Centre at Eggua with the provision of transformer was completed in January 2020.
7. Also, construction of four (4) new Market stalls and stores which started last year in Olodo, Olugbo, Ijesha Ijebu and Owode yewa was completed in the year 2020.
8. Construction of three new mini Cassava processing centre at Ijana alapako, Oke-iyemi and Ayetoro alongside with creche.
9. On Land development, a total of 100ha was cleared in year 2019 and already put to use by the farmers. This gives a total of 528 ha were developed across the participating LGAs.
10. Facilitated Stakeholders’ meetings on Farmers/Herders Conflict Reduction across the five implementing LGAs of Yewa North, Obafemi-Owode, Ijebu North East, Ijebu East and Ifo LGAs with 270 participants comprises representatives of farmers Organizations, Fulani Communities, Divisional Police officers, Department of State Security, (DSS), So Save Corps (SSC), National Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Local Government officials, Subject Matter Specialist (Livestock) from Ogun State Agricultural Development Programme and Department of Livestock from State Ministry of Agriculture.
11. 86% of VCDP Beneficiaries live below $1.90, that is, 14% live above poverty line. Beneficiaries are 6% less Poor.
12. Productivity of Rice saw an increased yield of 47% for VCDP beneficiaries
13. Productivity of Cassava saw an increased yield of 61% for VCDP beneficiaries
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