Oyetola, who was represented by his Deputy,
Mr Benedict Alabi, made the pledge during the flag-off of 2021 Cocoa Farming Initiative Scheme, on Thursday in Ile-Ife. He commended AFEX Commodity Exchange Limited and Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for their support for farmers, assuring of sustained relationship for economic recovery and transformation of the state. Oyetola stated that his administration and AFEX would try all their possible best to reposition agriculture as the mainstay of the state s economy by bringing rapid development to cocoa value chain and promote agro produce in the state. According to him, cocoa is a major economic booster and revenue earner for the state.