IPOB embarks on agricultural revolution in S/East, Vows to provide seedlings, equipment to farmers
IPOB embarks on agricultural revolution in S/East, Vows to provide seedlings, equipment to farmers
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has revealed plans to commence its Agricultural Revolution Initiative in the South East.
Spokesperson of the group, Emma Powerful said the initiative which includes provision of seedlings and equipment to farmers will address food security in the zone.
He noted that the initiative which began last year saw improvement in farm harvest in the region especially those plants and crops regarded as Northern crops.
His statement read in parts “Last year, the global IPOB family under Mazi Nnamdi Kanu initiated the Agricultural Revolution Project in South East. We assisted various Igbo farmers from different regions with agricultural seedlings.
“The outcomes were observed during the previous year’s harvest throughout the Southeast. For the first time, prices of certain food items in the Eastern region were lower than those in other regions.
“Additionally, last year saw a plentiful yield of several crops that were previously regarded as Northern crops. Crops such as tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, millet, beans, and others were sown and gathered in the zone.
“This year, we will again offer assistance to certain farmers to enhance their production beyond last year’s levels. The Agric Revolution initiative is one of IPOB’s favoured projects aimed at guaranteeing food security in Igbo Land.”
Meanwhile, IPOB has also appealed to governors in the South East to support the initiative. “We urge Igbo Governors, Igbo philanthropists, PGs, and traditional as well as religious leaders to assist farmers with agricultural supplies to guarantee food sustainability in the area.
“Rather than bringing in rice and other food products to distribute, it is essential to assist individual farmers by providing them with farming tools and fertilizers. Additionally, the government, religious organizations, associations, and individuals ought to invest in agriculture and livestock enterprises to ensure food security that can be distributed to underprivileged people in society.
“We should deter the culture of dependency syndrome by motivating and assisting our unemployed youth to engage in productive agriculture. With the Nigerian government exploiting poverty and hunger, Ndigbo should escape the poverty agenda of Nigeria by adopting agriculture.
“Certainly, Ndigbo ought to engage in farming this year. We aim to prevent any hunger complaints or deaths due to stampedes while trying to obtain a bag of rice this year.
“The two governors, Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo from Anambra state and Dr. Alex Otti, encouraged our people to return to farming. We praised them for assisting our people once more, and other governors need to collaborate with them to support our people in thriving more this year”. Powerful stated.
