The Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) Director General Dr Debo Akande, on Tuesday at the Oyo Agribusiness Summit 2021, extolled the State's agribusiness sector as Nigeria's most promising investment destination brimming with opportunities that offer the potential for unmatched returns.
Below is a documentary highlighting the work done by the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) since it started operations one year ago.
The Special Agro-industrial Processing Zones (SAPZ) initiative of the African Development Bank (AfDB) complements similar Oyo State Government-facilitated Public-Private-Development Partnerships (PPDP) aimed at developing agribusiness enabling infrastructure for the private sector, the Director General of the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA), Dr Debo Akande has said.
150 women agribusiness entrepreneurs in Oyo State have been provided with game-changing training on modern agribusiness management and supported to adopt modern agro-processing practices and enhance their revenue-generating capacity through the production of high-quality, value-added agricultural products.
The Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) has commenced the distribution of 15,000 improved cocoa seedlings to farmers across the State.
The gains of the Oyo State Youth Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness Project (YEAP) being implemented by the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) continues apace as 300 brand new youth agribusiness entrepreneurs were birthed following the conclusion of their training at the CSS Integrated Farms Limited, Gora, Nasarawa State.
The Support to Integrated Agribusiness Hubs in Nigeria project which aims to open up pathways to business opportunities and decent employment for many rural young men and women in Oyo State was launched on 2 August 2021 in Ibadan.
Governor Seyi Makinde on Friday inaugurated the first integrated agribusiness industrial hub being developed within the framework of the Oyo State Regional Agribusiness Development Programme, a flagship programme of the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA).
Oyo state governor Seyi Makinde on Wednesday launched the Covid-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (CARES) programme targeted at 20,000 of the most vulnerable crop and poultry farmers in the 33 LGAs and 35 LCDAs in the state affected by COVID-19.
Oyo State Governor SeyiMakinde on Monday launched the first phase of the Youth Entrepreneurship in Agribusiness Project (YEAP) at the OYSADA Complex, Saki. The Governor also commissioned the Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency (OYSADA) headquarters.