Adeleke Empowers 500 Women with Training on Organic Farming

No fewer than 5000 women across 30 local government areas of the state have been empowered by Governor Ademola Adeleke on organic farming and entrepreneurship.

The governor dolled out N25,000,000 grant to beneficiaries after they were trained on organic compound farming in vegetables, cocoyam, snail rearing and poultry farming.

Speaking at the end of a training programme organised by Springtime Development Foundation for Women held at Ede on Thursday, Adeleke said women are nation builders, hence, investment in the folk is an investment in the prosperity of the country.

According to him, “Our government since coming on board has made as part of our agenda, women empowerment and has not faltered. Today’s distribution of N50,000 to each of the 500 participants is an attestation of our government commitment to our pledge.

“We have supported those going into farming, recognizing the substantial burden on women,” he added.

Earlier, the Chairman of Springtime Development Foundation, Dr Deji Adeleke, who was represented by his deputy, Banji Adesuyi, disclosed that the empowerment programme was packaged under the Veronica Adeleke Women Empowerment targeted at making women economically independent.

“This women empowerment scheme is the first of its kind in the state and participants were drawn from the 30 Local Government Councils and the Area office. In all we have 500 participants for this phase after which other women groups would be given the opportunity. Our target is 1, 000 women and we will definitely reach the number.

“Some of the training the women went through, include, organic compound farming in vegetable, coco yam, snail breading and poultry farming”, he added.