Ondo State Agricultural Commodities Association Shares Free Seeds

The Ondo State Agricultural Commodities Association (OSACA) provides support to women through OBE (Soup) Garden Training.

On Thursday, July 20th, participants of the OBE program received training on establishing gardens in their own homes. The primary goal of the OBE project is to educate numerous Nigerian households about the benefits of growing their own food for both economic purposes and improved well-being.

Following the training session, the women were generously given free seeds to help them embark on their agricultural journey.

Mrs. Tomi Olatoye, the founder of the OBE initiative, emphasized the importance of empowering women and expressed her gratitude to OSACA for collaborating with her team to train these women. She also conveyed her aspirations to conduct similar training sessions across the entire South-West region and Nigeria as a whole.

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