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Oyo State Government has appealed to
residents to allow investors in
Agriculture to use their lands on
mutually agreed terms , as the
government has commenced “ zero
tolerance on idle land” policy in the
state.
The State Commissioner for Agriculture ,
Natural Resources and Rural
Development , Prince Oyewole Oyewumi,
who made the appeal at a press
conference in Ibadan said there are
many people or corporate organisations
that wanted to invest in agriculture in
the state, but are having problems
acquiring land despite the abundance of
land in the state.
Giving details of the various schemes
and mode of operation of the policy , he
said that concepts like out- grower
scheme, renting out the land, outright
sales, payment of royalty , partnership
agreement among others will be
available to communities as options to
choose from, while making their vacant
land available to the investors - farmers .
Oyewumi said unless people are willing
to sell or lease out their land to
investors, the state may not achieve its
aim of turning Agric to business and
ensuring food security .
He said , “ Land owned by communities
and individuals can be made available
to investors for productive purposes .
Landowners are encouraged to use their
land with support from the government
through a policy called out- grower
scheme. The out- grower scheme is a
collection of a group of farmers who
work together to produce crops and
farm produce and the produce are
bought up by another group from the
farms and then continue with the chain .
“ Another scheme is for land to be leased
or rent out to prospective investors -
farmers or farmer cooperatives . The
terms will be mutually agreed by both
parties as both the investors and the
community will dialogue depending on
the type of crops to be cultivated .
Outright sale of land is another option .
An agreement between a willing buyer
and willing seller can be reached but
the government will not force anyone to
sell off their land .
“ Also, there is the option of payment of
royalty, where farm produce is given to
landowners in exchange for the use of
the land for the agreed period. There is
also the option of a partnership
agreement between landowners and
investors, where the land could be taken
as shares in the partnership .”
Source:mosyloaded
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