First and for most I remain most
profound ably gratefully for all the good work being done in different Local
Government and it is the trust that our people have on they that make them to
vote a good Chairman of a Local Government Area, Knowing full well that they
are going to bring about positive Changes in our local Government.
The Need for Improving
Agricultural Production in different LGA is of
great importance, Since different LGA in Nigeria and Africa in general
are known for their great effort in
farming of different verities of
Crops Like Rice, Yam, Cassava, Livestock management, Palm-Oil Etc. but this
Cultivars have a very big problem facing them.
For Example Problems of improving
the varieties of Crops that bring about high Yields, Storage System. Mechanizes
Method of Farming, high Cost of Fertilizers, lack of good transport Network etc.
The problem of improving the
varieties of crops farmers plant in different local Government is of importance
since so many of Farmers are not Educated but they are into Farming System, there
is a need to educate them on how to improve the verities of crops they
cultivate or alternatively importing an improved verities which will bring
about high yield, of high quality
product value and of high economic value .
Secondly the need for mechanized
farming is of great important in our Local Government, many of our farmers
engaged in substance farming because of the lack manpower; lack of machine has
made Nigerians/Africans to decline in high production of crops, for instance I
could remember when several men in different villages (I visited when we were
teaching farmers some basics on mechanized faming) can manage to
cultivate a hectare of land, when they are still strong they can handle hoe by themselves
alongside other laborers and sometimes their children which can cultivate a very big land at the end of
each farming season since it is season by season because of lack of irrigation
and make a very high yield, which make the people of their communities to call them
different farming titles (like: great farm) but they eventually get older and
become weak and can no longer handle their hoe and cutlasses and they cannot continue
their farming; even the laborers are no more willing do such hard labour the
production drastically reduce.
I therefore beg for the provision
of mechanized farming on different Local Government Areas in Nigeria/Africa.
How great could it be if such
people like those local farmers villagers then was introduced to mechanized
method of farming, by now they would be among the greatest in Nigeria/Africa which
would be of great economic importance and source of employment to people.
Should I talk of the havocs the
so called bad road have caused to the cultivation of different Local Government
Areas? Lack of easy transport has made so many food products to perish in these
villages.
Can we talk about what high cost
of fertilizers in these Local Government Areas? I could remember the year when a
village woman (a mother of 12 children) planted up to four (4) bags of rice as
the high cost of fertilizers was very high that she could not afford it; lost
nearly everything.
Should we talk about the great economical
value it will be if local harvests (products) is modernized? Abakaliki rice for
instance, some parts of Nigeria has local and foreign rice; what makes its Abakaliki
(local) rice, is because it is not polished. If such provision is made I think they
will be producing that same so called Foreign rice (being bought
internationally) here in these Local Government Areas which will be of
economical value and great job opportunity to people.
If we continue to discuss the
needs and problems this issue has caused in several Local Government Areas, it
will be of great disappointment, but since this issue can be solved, I think different
LGA chairmen, State Governors and Presidents of African Countries, can do
something about this issue, and all local farmers will be grateful.
I therefore urge everyone to look
into this issue and provide solutions.
God bless Nigeria and Africa in
general.