The government of Oyo State has declared zero tolerance for farmlands being left uncultivated by owners and their families, saying the government would always intervene to achieve mutual understanding between landowners and agricultural investors.
This was disclosed at a press briefing in Ibadan by the State Commissioner for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Prince Oyewole Oyewumi.
According to the Commissioner, land being the most important in any investment should not be made difficult to access by investors who needed it for agricultural investment.
“Oyo State government’s intensive engagements with local communities have reflected that agriculture is the mainstay of a large percentage of our people but despite that the State has 2.5million hectares of arable land, investors have been experiencing difficulties in land availability.
“The government has therefore approved sensitization campaign to encourage the use of land for agricultural purposes. A committee has been set up for agricultural land policy with the tag, ‘zero tolerance for idle agricultural land’ to boost production, employment and food security.”
Prince Oyewumi, urged owners of family lands and lands owned by communities to give land out to investors in farming through rent, lease or outright selling to prospective investors, promising that government would not shirk its responsibility.
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