Oyo State Commissioner for Information,
Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye
Arulogun, has restated the commitment
of the state government to partner
research institutes, farmers, agricultural
cooperatives and corporate organisations to
promote the agricultural, nutritional, economic
and health benefits of amala, a popular
delicacy of the Yoruba culture.
The commissioner, who gave the hint
yesterday in a statement on the forthcoming
Amala Fiesta, indicated that food tourism remained
a vital segment of tourism, stressing
that the benefits inherent in amala are too numerous
to ignore.
He explained that Amala Fiesta with the
theme “From the Farm to the Table” would
be used to espose and celebrate the agricultural,
nutritional, economic and health benefits
of amala, adding that the state government is
partnering the appropriate stakeholders for
Oyo to partner farmers, others to celebrate ‘Amala’ Fiesta
the fiesta to achieve its objectives.
According to him, the government is partnering
with two research institutes, Institute
of Agricultural Research and Training
(IAR&T), Moore Plantation Ibadan, and Cocoa
Research Institute of Nigeria ((CRIN), Agric
Cooperators from the Ministry of Trade, Cooperative
and Investment, farmers, OANDO
energy and Nigeria Bottling Company (NBC)
amongst others for the successful hosting of
the fiesta holding between December 15 and
17, 2016 at Trans Amusement Park, Ibadan.