{"id":24554,"date":"2018-06-22T16:04:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-22T15:04:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=24554"},"modified":"2018-06-22T16:04:43","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T15:04:43","slug":"fg-to-provide-10000-tractors-for-farmers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/fg-to-provide-10000-tractors-for-farmers\/","title":{"rendered":"FG To Provide 10,000 Tractors For Farmers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), has entered into collaboration with the Nigeria Agriculture Mechanization and Equipment Leasing Company (NAMEL) to provide 10,000 tractors for both small and large scale farmers in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister for Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh said the collaboration is targeted at increasing agricultural output for domestic consumption and export, &#8220;It would also give birth to the Private Sector Driven Agriculture Mechanization Programme (PSDAMP), which is structured to deploy high quality mechanization equipment, finance expertise, mechanization extension and capacity building services using an equipment leasing model (ELM).<\/p>\n<p>Speaking during the signing of the agreement between the FMARD and NAMEL in Abuja, Ogbeh, expressed optimism that the partnership would enable the agricultural sector to become finance-generating.<\/p>\n<p>He stated that the partnership, which had already secured the approval of the federal government, would also make sure the equipment are well taken care of, adding that people will be trained on how to handle the tractors and the project.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Ogbeh stated that the partnership is not just a business, but aimed at eradicating poverty in local communities and villages.<\/p>\n<p><b><strong><em>Photo Caption:\u00a0Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr. Audu Ogbeh<\/em><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (FMARD), has entered into collaboration with the Nigeria Agriculture Mechanization and Equipment Leasing Company (NAMEL) to provide 10,000 tractors for both small and large scale farmers in Nigeria. 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