No fewer than 100 farmers in Oyo North Senatorial District have benefitted from training on fish production facilitated by Senator Abdulfatai Buhari.
This is coming few months after over 1000 constituents had received trainings on livestock farming, animal husbandry, planting, harvesting and marketing of grains, cassava among others.
The training which was organized by the Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research, Lagos was packaged by Edil Nigeria Limited.
Participants at the training which was held at Wil Marie Event Centre, Okeho were drawn from all local government areas in the senatorial district.
Training tools and start up funds were given to each participants.
Senator Buhari, in his opening address informed that he placed deserved priority on empowering his constituents because its an avenue to take people away from poverty and create jobs.
Buhari, who was represented by Honourable Adeyemo Adedeji Abiodun emphasized on the need to be trained and acquire more knowledge in Agriculture and other related fields.
“Our youths need to be actively involved in Agricultural production of food and raw materials for both local consumption and exportation.”
The lawmaker also admonished the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the opportunity given to them by the training to see how they can be economically independent.
He therefore enjoined women and youths to key into the clamour of the federal government by venturing into any aspect of agriculture so that they can collectively and individually contribute to the greatness of Nigeria.
One of the beneficiaries, Gafari Zainab from Iseyin local government confessed that she had been exposed to the best way of venturing into profitable fish production while she pledged to make best use of the knowledge.