Osun State government has concluded its bilateral talks with the German state of Saxony Anhalt as the state expects to benefit from its agricultural programmes with the use of biogas for electricity generation in all parts of the state.

These are some of the fallouts of the ongoing tour of the German state by a delegation led by the Governor of Osun state, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola which commenced a 5-day working visit to Saxony Anhalt in Germany on Monday.

A statement by the Director, Bureau of Communications and Strategy in the Office of the Governor, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, said the Osun State delegation on the invitation of the State Agricultural Minister, Dr. Hermann Onko Aikens, had been in the German state for the discussion on bilateral relationship between the two states.

On Monday, the delegation was taken on a tour of an agricultural cooperative society in a village called Rottmersleben in Saxony Anhalt.

The highlights of the farm visited included a membership of the cooperative of 25 farmers with addition of eight paid hands on a farm size of 2000 hectares; raising of 1,400 herd for beef bulls from which the cooperative also generates  500KVA electricity per day.

Also, the farm has a bio-gas plant which was erected at the cost of 1.8 Million Euro and from which 500 KVA of electricity is generated daily with an average income of 3000Euro monthly for cooperative members with government support of 300 Euro subsidies per hectares yearly.

At the end of the tour of the farm, the Mayor of the village informed the delegates that it was the first time an African governor will be visiting Germany to explore the vast experience in the area of agriculture.

On the delegation with the Governor is the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Mr. Wale Adedoyin; Commissioner For Women Affairs and Social Welfare; Mrs. Folake Adegboyega; Special adviser to the Governor on Rural Development, Mr. Kunle Ige; Coordinator of the Quick Impact Intervention Programme, Mr. Dele Ogundipe.