| Agriculture | skill aquisiton
Agriculture remains our fastest and most sustainable device to solve the employment and financial inclusiveness riddle. This government has developed a blueprint on agriculture and small and medium scale enterprises as part of efforts to empower Bayelsans to take charge of the local economy.
In this regard, the state House of Assembly has given approval for the state government to secure two agricultural loans from the Central Bank of Nigeria with minimal interest rates to empower Bayelsa farmers. This is in addition to the N3 billion agricultural credit facility previously accessed from the CBN and another N8 billion being awaited.
The essence of securing these loans is to empower Bayelsa farmers and not for the expense of the state government. Several states are already benefitting from the single digit CBN agricultural credit facilities.