Eighty farmers across the 16 Local Government Areas of the State, have been trained by the Kwara State Agricultural Development Project Office (KWADP), on Climatic Resilient Practices in Yam Production and Processing.

Declaring the workshop open, the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mallam Gidado Alakawa said the present administration, has invested heavily in all sectors of agriculture in the state.

He noted that the training would also add to the state government efforts in expanding the capacity building of the farmers in modern methods of agricultural practices.

Mallam Alakawa advised farmers to engage in value addition to achieve better profit in their farming business.

The Commisssioner urged the participants to take the advantage of the training to increase food production in the state.

In her remarks, the representative of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Adejoke Raheem said the workshop was organized to train farmers on modern agricultural practices, that could withstand the challenges of irregular rainfall due to climate change .

Earlier in her address, the Managing Director, Kwara Agricultural Development Project ,ADP, Dr. Khadijat Ahmed urged the participants to ensure that the knowledge gained at the workshop is spread to other farmers.