Foundation Supports Farmers with Inputs in Kwara
Ahead of the farming season in Kwara State, a non-governmental organisation, MOK Foundation, has pledged its commitment to continue to support farmers in the state with farm inputs so as to ensure food security in the country.
The Chairman of the Foundation, Mr. Muhydeen Okunlola, made the pledge at Offa in Offa Local Government Area of the state while presenting tractors to the farmers of Offa and Oyun local government council areas of the state free of charge in order to boost this year’s food production.
He said that the support became imperative so as to change the narrative of nonaccessibility of farm inputs to farmers in the area during the new farming season.
Okunlola, who decried the low food production in the area, said that the presentation of the tractors to the farmers would go a long way to improving food production in the area.
He noted that “the foundation noticed the challenges facing farmers and deemed it fit to enhance food production in the state by assisting local farmers at the grassroots to solve financial challenges of hiring tractors to work on their farmlands.
“These tractors will be made available to the farmers in Offa and Oyun Local Government Councils of Kwara State free of charge and this would encourage them to embark on mass food production and thereby improve the economic status of the farmers.”
Also speaking, a stakeholder in the Foundation, Mr. Saheed Lawal said the Foundation has no affiliation with politics or any political party.
He added that the tractor is solely procured by the founder of the MOK Foundation to ease the suffering of the farmers who are not buoyant to run mechanised farming.
Mr. Saheed emphasised that any of the Foundation’s charity programmes are devoid of politics, religion, and ethnic influence.
A farmer, Mr. Jimoh Abioye, in his remarks at the event, lauded the MOK Foundation for their support saying that “it will go a long way to improving food production in both Offa and Oyun LGAs of Kwara State.”
He, however, urged the farmers to make use of the opportunity in order to boost food security in the state.