By Amin Kef Sesay
In a bid to complement Government’s efforts in making food sufficiency real in Sierra Leone, Sheku Koroma (Miracle) on the 25th October 2020 joined the people of Upper Pataloo in Baoma Chiefdom, Bo District to start harvesting a 32 acre of rice farm he singlehandedly supported.
Delivering a “thank you” statement to Sheku Koroma, the Section Chief, Nikson Boddy Senesie thanked him for his kind-hearted gesture to the people of Upper Pataloo and called on Government and other stakeholders to reciprocate the same especially to the people of Upper Pataloo.
In his submission, the Section Youth Chairman, Sheku Abu, disclosed that the farm was financed by Sheku Koroma (Miracle) from start to finish. He further reiterated that the farm wasn’t finance by anyone else rather than Miracle with the intent of complementing President Bio’s vision to make Sierra Leone a food sufficient State through local production.
Sheku Koroma in a statement said he undertook the venture because of the plight of residents of Upper Pataloo especially in the area of accessing sufficient food.
He noted that the produce of the farm will be utilized by the community people and furthered that as a Civil Society activist who believes in empowering people, he decided to embark on farming activities with the sole purpose of complementing President Bio’s vision of food sufficiency in Sierra Leone.
Miracle has engaged community stakeholders of Upper Pataloo upon request to plant cassava and other viable agricultural products on the harvested rice farm land during the next coming season. He revealed that the sole purpose of embarking on this drive is to achieve sustainable food production through subsistence farming in the Upper Pataloo Section in Baoma Chiefdom.
Relevant stakeholders within Upper Pataloo sand over two hundred people were in attendance. Over 53 bushels of rice were harvested on the first day of harvest. The produce is for community use only,it was stated.
