Oyo Plans 1m Jobs with Anchor Borrowers’ Scheme

**Extends ‘Agric-Oyo’ to More Councils

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has approved the extension of the ‘Agric-Oyo’ to more local government areas of the state.

It important to note that the ‘Agric-Oyo’ programme implemented in 2016 has raised the level of food production in the Oyo State by 27.5 percent and GSP by 1.5 percent.

According to the government, this informed its decision to extend the programme to the remaining councils that have shown willingness to collaborate with the Ministry of Agriculture.

Business Post reports that the Ministry will also kick start in the 2017 fiscal year, the process of creating one million jobs across all local governments through the implementation of another laudable programme tagged ‘Anchor Borrowers’ programme.

According to the Governor, “It is our expectation that in the immediate future, Oyo State would become the Food Basket of South Western Nigeria and ultimately West Africa.”