The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security has launched an agricultural value chain project across seven states and benefits 456,000 farmers.
The project to boost agricultural production to achieve food security in the country, will be executed in seven Northern states and tagged, Value Chain North Project Design Mission. It is jointly initiated by the ministry and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
The Director Project Coordinating Unit, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Bukar Musa, said during the project launch in Maiduguri that it would explore all avenues of boosting the agricultural value chain to ensure food security enhanced economy.
“The project will target increased food production as well as improve the livelihood of the citizens” he said.
“It would ensure we address food insecurity, enhance the security of locals, create job opportunity, employment for our teeming youths and ultimately address all of crimes and criminality in our society.”
He said stakeholders in agricultural production are expected to bring forward their input to enrich the plan to get sustainable projects.
The Borno State Commissioner for Agriculture, Bawu Musami represented by the Programme Manager of the State Agricultural Development Project, Darman Mohammed, explained that the new project execution would include the distribution of free seeds to farmers, processors, and marketers aimed at initiating value addition for agriculture farm produce.
“With this project, We expect the strategic grain reserve to be resuscitated because, at the peak of the harvest period, farmers experience a fall in prices,” Mohammed observed
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