Ekiti Youths Drive Agric Revolution, Raise 160,000 Broilers Under Oyebanji’s Scheme.
By Olamide Akinwumi.
Ekiti State is witnessing an agricultural revolution as over 160,000 broilers have been raised by youths under the State Broilers Production Scheme (EBOPS) between late 2023 and now.
The programme, which kicked off at Erinfun, has since spread to Ikole, Ilupeju, Ido and the Technical College, Ado Ekiti, training more than 150 young people in its first two cohorts. Participants not only managed the entire process but also took full ownership of the profits, which already run into millions of naira.
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr. Ebenezer Boluwade, said the scheme has positioned Ekiti as a state with a competitive edge in poultry production. With World Bank support, he added, the state is set to optimise its potential to create jobs and wealth along the poultry value chain.
He further disclosed that a Commercial Processing Plant is in the pipeline to unlock opportunities within the poultry ecosystem, while plans for commercial cattle markets would streamline the beef industry and introduce traceability systems to guarantee healthy red meat for consumers. According to him, these initiatives would also boost the state’s internally generated revenue.
Boluwade praised and thanked Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji for his “vision, dedication and unwavering commitment” to agricultural development, stressing that the governor’s leadership is the driving force behind the successes recorded so far.
The commissioner urged eligible bidders to obtain further information at the State Project Coordinator’s Office, Odo Ado, Ado Ekiti.
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