Ekiti begins planting of 5m trees to checkmate erosion

Ekiti State government on Wednesday commenced the plantation of five million crop and economic trees across nine government-owned forest reserves in the state.

“We have a roadmap that will guide us and it is to run for a period of five years. Our target is a million trees yearly for five years as contained in our scheme of work . Fayemi added that the exercise being prosecuted under the NEWMAP, would ensure the planting of crop and economic trees that will increase revenues of the people and government in the state.The governor commended his government for ensuring that it keys into the world bank- propelled programme in 2019, saying it would help in providing jobs for youth, control erosion and flooding and boost the state’s economy .

The Commissioner for Environment, Barrister Iyabo Okieimen, said apart from the 250 hectares target by goverment, that individual farmers have also been motivated to plant 100 hectares of trees for aggressive afforestation drive in Ekiti.

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