The National Agricultural Land Development Authority on Tuesday flagged off the third phase of its Green Hope Project in Ogun State, with 100 women benefiting from land allocation, capacity building and agricultural support aimed at boosting commercial horticulture production.
The agency also inaugurated its Youth Agroforestry and Climate Action Campaign, unveiling plans to plant one million trees across its horticulture projects nationwide by 2030 to strengthen climate resilience and environmental sustainability.
Speaking during the flag-off of the programme at Emurin in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State on Tuesday, the Executive Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of NALDA, Engineer Cornelius Adebayo, said the initiative aligned with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda on food security, job creation and sustainable agriculture.
According to him, the Open Field Horticulture Programme is designed to economically empower women through commercial farming while increasing food production across the country.
Adebayo disclosed that no fewer
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