Oyo state Governor Seyi Makinde has hinted on plans to transform the Akufo farm settlement into an agricultural estate that would positively impact the state economy
The Governor stated this in an interview shortly after an inspection tour of the facility along Ibadan Eruwa road, Ibadan.
The Governor said that the state government was not relenting in aggregating all comparative advantages in agriculture to advance the state in line with the four cardinal thrust of his government.
Governor Makinde further explained that though a private farm has been using the facility to produce tomato and pepper through a green house farming approach, but the state government would incorporate other stake holders to harness benefit for the local market and export.
Correspondent David Bello reports that the inspection tour to the farm was part of the Governor’s itenerary following the reopening of the state secretariat after COVID-19 break.