Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has advised women to plant enough vegetables for local consumption so as to discourage its importation from countries like South Africa.
Akeredolu gave the advice in Akure on Thursday when he received members of FADAMA III Additional Financing project, led by Mr Tayo Adewumi, National Project Coordinator.
“Vegetables cultivation is less tasking; hence women can easily go into it, so that we don’t keep importing vegetables from South Africa,’’ he said.
He said that initiating viable vegetable projects for women could be a channel for creating veritable means of livelihoods for many families in the country.
The governor reiterated the determination of his administration to transform the state’s economy by exploiting the potential of agriculture in job and wealth creation.
He commended the Federal Government for introducing…
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