Author: Adewale Kupoluyi
The Ogun State government, through the State Economic Transformation Project (OGSTEP), has distributed water pumping machines and irrigation equipment to 100 farmers’ groups, as part of efforts to support agricultural development, improve livelihood, and enhance food security. The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Bolu Owotomo, said the water pumping machines and irrigation equipment were to support farmers across the four agricultural zones in the state to ensure all season farming. Owotomo spoke at the flag-off ceremony for the distribution of the machines to beneficiaries at the OGSTEP training room, Oke-Ilewo, Abeokuta. According to him, the initiative’s goal is to boost crop yields and productivity, which would help ensure food security…
