The Federal Government has commended the Value Chain Development Programme in Nasarawa for implementing projects that would stand the test of time and impact positively in the lives of residents of Nasarrawa State.
The Market Enterprise Development Adviser of VCDP, Fatima Buhari, gave the commendation on Friday in Doma Local Government Area at the beginning of a three-day working visit to the state.
Fatima Buhari, who is the daughter of the President, Major Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd), explained that the visit was aimed at supervising, and ascertaining the implementation and maintenance of VCDP projects executed in Nasarawa.
She further said that the federal government was working out modalities to rebuild some of the agricultural processing centres in the state.
She said, “We are here to assess the level of implementation of the support mission for our beneficiaries. The visit is to check on the project work that we have done and how they are being maintained.
“So far, the assessment is very good and the beneficiaries are trying in the maintenance and we might likely come again to help rebuild some of the processing centres”.
Earlier, Nasarawa State Coordinator of VCDP, Eunice Adgidzi, said the programme was initiated to improve cassava and rice value chain for small scale farmers in the state.
She said, “The VCDP was initiated by the Federal Government and the International Fund for Agricultural Development. So far, we have completed solar-powered boreholes, market stores containing ten stores each, market stalls containing fourteen stalls in each benefiting LGAs.
“Over 2,233 farmers from 204 farmers organisations engaging in rice and cassava production, processing and marketing were profiled and are benefiting from VCDP interventions across the participating LGAs”.
Adgidzi mentioned the five participating LGAs to include, Lafia, Doma, Wamba, Karu and Nasarawa.
She added that the VCDP since inception distributed 3,850kg of varieties of seeds, 23,100kg of fertilizers and 154 litres of selective and non-selective herbicides to 136 farmers.
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