Orealla and Siparuta in the south of Region Six will soon have an extension officer to assist them with farming, Minister of Agriculture, Zulfikar Mustapha announced during an outreach on Monday, while noting that he also hopes to reopen the fruit cheese factory located in Orealla.
Mustapha, while speaking to residents in Orealla, said that the extension officer will have to come from the community. Residents will have to select someone who will be trained by the Ministry of Agriculture to work in both communities.
The minister said, “I know for a long time we did not have an extension officer to help you plant your crops… give you advice and the kind of assistance you needed, so I want to throw out a challenge to you that you select someone here who is capable and we will train that person and we will hire that person to help you here in the community of Orealla and Siparuta”.