Author: Adewale Kupoluyi
The Federal Government (FG) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), have lauded Enugu State for its excellent performance on the FG/IFAD-Value Chain Development Programme (FG/IFAD-VCDP). IFAD, which is an international financial institution and a specialised agency of the United Nations that works to address poverty and hunger in rural areas of developing countries. Enugu State is among the nine states in Nigeria currently benefitting from the programme. Five of the 17 council areas of the state are currently among the beneficiaries of the programme on value chain of rice and cassava for sustainable agricultural transformation.They are Aninri, Enugu…
The Federal Government-assisted International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD)/Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP), has flagged off the distribution of farm inputs for dry season rice farming to cushion the effects of flooding in Taraba State. Governor Darius Ishaku, in an address at the distribution of the inputs, said there was looming food insecurity as a result of the flood disaster that destroyed many rice farms in the state. Ishaku, who was represented by the Commissioner for Agriculture in the state, Dr. David Kasa, said that the IFAD support was coming to cushion the losses incurred by some farmers due to…
