Edo Agric Commissioner Duties NOA on Well timed Local weather Data To Farmers – Nigerian Observer

BENIN CITY – The necessity for proactive and preventive measures to be taken on time to mitigate the impact of flooding on farmers have been emphasised.

This emphasis was made by the Edo State Commissioner for Agriculture and Meals Safety, Hon. Stephen Idehenre when a delegation from Nationwide Orientation Company led by the Edo State Director, Mr. Austin Odile, paid him an advocacy go to in Benin Metropolis on Thursday.

The Commissioner harped on the necessity for info relating to modifications in setting that may adversely have an effect on the final populace, notably the farmers, to be delivered to the fore in good time to ensure that enough preparations to be made, including that extension staff from the ministry have been despatched to sensitize the general public on measures to undertake to cut back the impact of anticipated flashflood

Commissioner Idehenre, who famous that details about the flashflood anticipated to have an effect on Edo State later within the yr is coming late as famers have already planted, appealed to the Federal Authorities to be ready to supply assist to individuals and farmers that will likely be affected when and if the impact of flashflood or different opposed climate and local weather modifications happen.

He expressed the Ministry’s readiness to collaborate with Nationwide Orientation Company (NOA) in it’s actions and programmes that will likely be of profit to the State particularly within the Agricultural sector.

Edo State Director of Nationwide Orientation Company Mr. Austin Odile knowledgeable the Commissioner that the go to was occasioned by the prediction of The Nigerian Meteorological Company (NiMet) that Edo is amongst the states of Nigeria that can expertise heavy downpour.

The Director added that a part of their mandate was to assist farmers to know when to plant, what to plant and when to reap in order that the results of the flashflood will likely be minimal including that conferences with numerous farmers’ associations have been organized in order that they are going to be introduced to hurry on the exigencies of the time.

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