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Osun State Government on Friday warned dog owners to desist from allowing them to stray around without vaccination, affirming that, any dog that bites a person, its owner will be prosecuted and jailed.
The state Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Adedayo Adewole made this known at the flagging-off of the 2021 free anti-rabies programme in Osogbo.
He however charged dog owners in the state to make use of the free vaccination of domestic animals introduced by the government in a bid to getting rid of the rabies virus across the state by bringing down their dogs for anti-rabies vaccination.
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FG to explore opportunities in Potato Value Chain
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The Federal Government is to explore opportunities within the Potato Value Chain to further achieve food nutrition and security in the country, official says.
Hajia Karima Babangida, the Director of Federal Department of Agriculture, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, stated this at the Potato Value Chain Stakeholders’ Workshop on adoption utilisation of OFSP on Thursday in Osogbo.
Babangida said that the Ministry was willing to explore all the opportunities within the value chain in furtherance of achieving food nutrition and security for the country.
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In view of threats to food security in the South West, governments of the region have resolved to adopt adequate measures to ensure that the people are not adversely affected in the medium to long term.
Commissioners and Special Advisers for Agriculture across the South West states affirmed their resolve to ensuring food abundance in the region at a virtual meeting convened by DAWN Commission.
Present at the virtual session were Commissioners of Agriculture for Ekitiland Osun States, Mr Adedayo Adewole and Mr Olabode Adetoyi, Special Advisers to Ondo and Oyo States’ Governors, Prince Akinola Olotu and Dr Debo Akande, Mr Jide Arowosafe and Mr Gbenga Osobu of Southwest Agricultural Company (SWAgCO) among other stakeholders.