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…
