Stakeholders and local producers have commended the Osun State government led by Governor Gboyega Oyetola, on its commitment in supporting the development of a marketplace that has offered tremendous opportunity and visibility to produce from Osun State to the world.
A development which the government has provided for sellers and producers of made in Osun products to showcase their products and services to millions of online shoppers through the Ajemart platform.
Speaking on behalf of some of the beneficiaries at a special programme in the state, a verified businesswoman and seller on Ajemart, who specialises in the training and production of skincare products especially coconut oil, Mrs Victoria Oluwaseun, commended the government and management of Ajemart, adding that, “Ajemart has given her business a boost and so many others like her have equally benefited. The initiative is a boost to the economic growth of the state because the ability to sell beyond Osun has significantly impacted her business positively and in turn, she has also been able to increase her production capacity and also recruited more people.”
President of all Farmers Association of Nigeria, Osun State chapter and Managing Director of Agrikk Matas, Mr Kayode Afolabi, said: “product exposure, innovations and collaborations are the keys to the growth of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector and through AJEMART, we have been able to connect with buyers outside the state in no distant time.”
Speaking on behalf of the government and the management, the Project Manager, Clement Adebayo, noted that one of the key benefits of the initiative is to create employment, product exposure and also generate employment by assisting local producers and sellers from the state to increase the demand for their products through adequate market visibility and access which is we believe will lead to the economic growth of the state.
“As part of the agenda of Governor Oyetola-led administration to position, Osun has a business and investment-friendly state, the project through is state-wide productivity assessment has mapped all local governments according to their product competitiveness and then produce a comprehensive state-wide list of products that are produced per local government and is using this extensive work to create access for the local producers and sellers. This mapping is perhaps the first of its kind in Nigeria and arguably an unprecedented feat in the State of Osun or any other state in Nigeria.
“With success, we have achieved in the one year of the establishment of the programme, we are committed to creating more opportunities in the future. We have trained a lot of people on marketing, sales fulfilment, customer service and provided relevant information about entrepreneurship. There are presently over 2,000 producers that have listed their products and services on the platform through the efforts of employed agents across local governments and LCDA offices in Osun,” he added.
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