Made in Edo Products: Obaseki to Establish Monthly Farmers' market


Hon Afie Braimoh, Edo State Commissioner for Business, Trade and Cooperatives



By Editor

Feb 2, 2023


As part of plans to address post- harvest lost and promote made in Edo products, the Edo State Government has mulled the establishment of monthly farmers' market in the state. 

Afie Braimoh, the state commissioner for Business, Trade and Cooperatives made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen in Benin City.

Braimoh said the establishment of the farmers' market was to address post-harvest lost as well as to promote made in Edo products.

She opined that the planned farmers' market is one of the strategies by the ministry  to  boost the "Made in Edo" products policy of the state government.

According to her, "by design, the market is expected to stimulate off-takes in such a way that the farmer does not need to bother much about how to dispose off their farm produce because the market is functioning as an exchange and a ready market.

"The farmers market has been on the cards for a long time but recently received accelerated attention as a result of the feedback from members of the public about the rising cost of living and the farmers who often lament about poor sales and off-take for their farm produce. 

"Deploying some creativity to the problem, the ministry  mulled the idea of a farmers' market to act as the hub or as the "clearing house", as it obtains in the stock exchange market.

"The farmers' market will principally serve as the major focus of the ministry in 2023. The  whole idea is to find suitable and willing buyers for the farm produce under the ministry's "Farm to the Table" initiative",she said.

The commissioner who disclosed that the farmers' market is scheduled to commence early next month and end on November, 2023, added that it will be holding last Saturday of  every  month at the Edo Production Hub located at Sapele road in Benin. 

She further explained that when operational, the monthly Edo farmers market is expected to bring together all the major actors in the marketplace to engage in the transaction of buying and selling which will help to boost the local economy as well as the productive capacities of the various players. 

"In addition, the market will also serve as the precursor to the Edo State Trade Exhibition and Expo, slated for the last quarter of 2023. 

"The ministry hopes that the monthly farmers' market would have stabilized substantially to be able to generate the required momentum and frenzy during the Expo as well as open huge export channels for the state as a means of foreign exchange earnings and galvanize  investors' interest", she added.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Corruption allegation case: Federal High Court orders service of summons on Gov Obaseki

Image
------ Adjourns case to March 19 By Editor March 6, 2024     The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, gave an order for the Attorney General of Edo State, Oluwole Uzzi, to receive the court originating processes on behalf of the Governor of Edo State, Mr. Godwin Obaseki in a corruption-related caze. The case with suit number FHC/Abj/CS/./2023 was filed by Adaze Andrew Emwanta, Esq., against the Inspector General of Police, Obaseki and there others. DailyMonitorngr recall that in August 2023, Obaseki had through his lawyers written to Emwanta, the former commissioner of Information and Orientation to the governor that he was going to bring civil and criminal charges against him if he did not do a retraction of a media interview on AiT Democracy Today TV programme. Dailymonitorngr reports that in the interview, Governor Obaseki said  the his former aide alleged that he had interest in Azura power plant. Obaseki’s lawyers in their letter to Emwanta made several deduction
Read more

Edo Guber 2024: Come home to liberate us, group appeals to Federal Permanent Secretary

Image
Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe By Editor Dec 19, 2023 A group under the aegis of  Concerned Edo Citizens Forum (CECF) has called on Dr. Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe the outgoing Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, to the join the race for the 2024  governorship election in the State to liberate it from the shackles of oppressive leaders. Dailymonitorngr reports that the group noted that the state had over the years been governed by oppressive leaders. The group at a press briefing in Benin City on Tuesday appealed to the Permanent Secretary to accept the patriotic call to serve father land. Addressing the press, the state Coordinator of the group, Endurance Dirisu and the Director, Publicity and Mobilization,  Comrade Felix Osas Osagie, noted Afolabi Umakhihe has the requisite criteria and also rich in experience  in public sectors that can galvanize the state to a greater height. Dirisu who described the permanent secretary as a home boy, noted t
Read more

Fight insecurity, high cost of living, not Shaibu's impeachment

Image
By Editor March 6, 2024 The Coalition of Registered Political Parties (CRPP) in Edo state has advised Governor Godwin Obaseki to channel his energy to fight insecurity and high cost of living in the state instead of planning impeachment against his deputy, Philip Shaibu. Dailymonitorngr reports, the group gave the advice at its emergency congress held in Benin City on Tuesday. A statement signed by Dr Samson Isibor, chairman and Barrister John Isidhaome, Secretary respectively was made available to newsmen. "Edo State has been at a standstill for the past 8 years without any physical development. Edo State needs peace to progress.  "He should face the insecurity in Edo State where Fulani headsmen have taken over  almost all our forest kidnapping on daily basis. "Edo state is one of the states in Nigeria with the high cost of living which is making life unbearable for the masses. Imagine a sachet of water being sold for N5O. The cost of food items in Edo State
Read more