EP 16 | Conversation at Ajeja Dam with Abiola Yusuff & Merchant Farmer скачать в хорошем качестве

EP 16 | Conversation at Ajeja Dam with Abiola Yusuff & Merchant Farmer

This conversation held at Ajeja Dam & Farm Settlement, a farming initiative established at the outskirt of Ibadan, Oyo State Nigeria to enable the sustainable cultivation of crops with access to reliable irrigation and enable water-based livelihood and economic activities for community and state prosperity. We discussed the types of crops grown in the settlement, factors determining crops grown and their markets, and the peculiar challenges faced with production in the area and as regards the irrigation infrastructure and arrangement. It was reached that the irrigation system has to be improved upon among many other challenges as finance, processing and preservation facilities, market access, availability and affordability of seeds and agrochemicals to unleash the productivity of the farmers and ensure a rewarding and sustainable livelihood that benefits both the farmers and the people. We explored alternative financing from diaspora investors considering the issue of failure with return on investment for many factors and how to better structure for more mutually benefit partnership arrangement. The farmers ended by informing on what they would like to see change in the sector and the government effect solutions to.