Agriculture – Veeckblog

The Maputo 2003 declaration initiative that mandates all African countries to set aside 10% of their Annual capital budget for Agriculture activities. This fund is hope to enhance the small scale farming and move it towards the much needed effectuation that will spore social and economic development.

Participation Initiative for Behavioural Change in Development PIBCID in partnership with ActionAid Nigeria AAN held a state level consultation meeting on 2019 Kogi State Agriculture Budget where the 2018 Agriculture budget was analysed,

of which the meeting includes planary discussion, multimedia budget analysis presentation, questions and answers.

Budget tracking has been a very difficult task in Kogi State mainly because the beneficiaries of the funds are not clearly stated – Gift Taiye Owonipa Executive Director PIBCID.

The 2018 Kogi State Agriculture Budget is an improvement over the years from 2.7% in 2016 to 6.56% in 2018. However, 2018 budget did not meet up with the Maputo 2003 declaration initiative for 10% funding for Agriculture.

Recommendations were made for 2019 Kogi State Agriculture Budget that there is a need for increased budgetary allocation to Agriculture in the State to meet up with the Maputo 2003 declaration of 10%.

Mr Ahmed Abraham Director Statistics in Kogi State Ministry of Agriculture

Agriculture policy of the State was introduced by the State Ministry of Agriculture to the meeting to help produce a bottom to top budget that is the rural areas where farmers are mostly located will have contributions to the 2019 budget, it is aimed at creating employment for youths in Kogi State, ensures food sufficiency and providing enabling environment for generation of high Gross Domestic Profit GDP from Agriculture.

Address by the Chairperson of the Kogi State Public Financing of Agriculture PFA committee at the State level Consultation meeting of stakeholders.

Agricultural sector is one sector that can generate the much needed employment opportunities and create the wealth that pull our communities out of poverty – Mr Martins Okpanachi Chairperson PFA committee.

There is need for timely preparation, approval and release of resources to ensure that inputs and farming resources get to farmers as at when due. – Princess Secretary Small Scale Women Farmer of Nigeria SWOFON Kogi State Chapter.

The Legislatures will assist the Ministry of Agriculture in anyway to accent the 2019 Agric budget when presented to the State House of Assembly in accordance to the maputo 2003 declaration of 10% allocation – Mr Jiya Aliyu A. representing the State House of Assembly.

The NGOs and CSOs can better access the performance of the budget implementation by going to the field where this budget is being implemented that is looking beyond analysing figures. – Mr Sanni H.M Director budget Kogi State Ministry of Budget and Planning.

I appreciate the committee on the Public Finance on Agriculture PFA for representing us well on this forum, that the need for increased budgetary allocation in the state will be accommodated to meet up with the Maputo 2003 declaration of 10% – Mr Peter Ojo Stephen Permanent Secretary of Kogi State Ministry of Budget and Planning.