By Rotimi Ojomoyela
ADO-EKITI—A legal luminary and University administrator, Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, yesterday, empowered 48 farmers operating in Ekiti State with cash gifts to boost food production.
He also challenged the Federal Government to allocate more funds to farming to attract youths into agriculture and help in curtailing the level of poverty and hunger in the country.
He said this while flagging off the 2018 edition of the Afe Babalola Agriculture Expo tagged ‘ABA-EX’ at the Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti.
Babalola, who was represented by the varsity’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Michael Ajisafe, said: “In the last three editions, only 16 farmers were given financial rewards and supports. This year, 48 will benefit.
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