Edo community gets agric cluster, skills centres

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated the Edo Food and Agriculture Cluster (EDO-FAC) and skills centre in Ehor, Uhunmwode Local Government Area, pledging to address development challenges in the area. The cluster according to the governor is expected to serve as aggregation ground for farmers to interface with buyers of their produce. […]

The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has inaugurated the Edo Food and Agriculture Cluster (EDO-FAC) and skills centre in Ehor, Uhunmwode Local Government Area, pledging to address development challenges in the area.

The cluster according to the governor is expected to serve as aggregation ground for farmers to interface with buyers of their produce.

Obaseki while inaugurating the cluster, decried the level of poverty in the area and promised to change the development narrative to discourage youth in the area from falling prey to the scheming of human traffickers.

He said the initiative will encourage youths to stay back and contribute their quota to the development of the area.

“As farmers, you make money from your various farms. We will assist you embrace modern way of farming, so you can make more money using technology. We will assist you by creating good roads to transport your produce to this center where buyers will come to buy your farm produce.”

“We will enumerate you to know your present locations and what you are producing. This will enable us to help you to expand your farm while using the latest technology to improve your yield and connect you with labourers that will work on your farms.”