The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has urged the state governments in the south-west to allocate intervention funds to support farmers and address food insecurity.
According to the group, farming and agricultural development are contributors to economic growth and food security.
Afenifere stated this shortly after its caucus meeting held in Akure, the capital of Ondo State.
Jare Ajayi, the Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, urged the governors of the Yoruba-speaking states in the South West to facilitate easier access to loans for farmers.
“There are some facilities that they learned are available with the government, particularly at the federal level, that they are not enjoying.
“The meeting of the Afenifere caucus today, however, encouraged these people to continue to give people information about the available facilities.
“In some cases, they learned that there are situations where the state government needs to pay counterpart funds to be able to assess for our farmers to be able to access these funds from the federal level.”