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oweniwe:
The most painful thing Is that nobody will be living in most of those housed throughout the year because their owners are based in Lagos, abuja or abroad.There are lots of those empty big buildings.

The Anambra State Commissioner for Agriculture, Afam Mbanefo, said on Monday that the state has reached self-sufficiency in rice production.

Mr. Mbanefo made the disclosure at a Commodity Alliance Forum/Consultative meeting organised by the state Value Chain Development Programme (VCDP) in Awka.

The commissioner recalled that the state government had earlier targeted production of 210,000 metric tonnes of rice per annum.

“Based on the calculation of our expected yield, we are expecting to realise over 236,000 metric tonnes of rice in 2016 based on the production capacity.”

Mr. Mbanefo said the calculation was based on expected yield of 35 per cent of over 14,300 farmers and the activities of programmes like the VCDP and FADAMA.

He said the expected yield also included the activities of rice investors in the state, including Coscharis farms, Joseph Agro and others.

He said the state government was passionate about revolutionising agriculture and making it wealth creator, especially for unemployed youth willing to venture into the sector.

The commissioner, who said the state government ensured a linkage between farmers and off-takers, advised farmers yet to form cooperatives to do so.

Earlier, the National Programme Coordinator for VCDP, Ameh Onoja, said the aim of the programme was to assist the Federal Government to reduce spending on importation of rice.

According to him, the overall goal is to ensure that rural poverty is reduced and to ensure accelerated economic growth is achieved on a sustainable and inclusive basis.

Mr. Onoja, who was represented by Basil Esinulo, said the project was developed to address some major constraints militating against agricultural development such as the poor organisation of farmers, processors and marketing.

According to him, tremendous boost in rice production will be achieved to increase incomes and food security in the country.

The acting state Programme Coordinator for VCDP, Bonaventure Mochebe, said the forum was organised to deliberate on issues that affect farmers and to seek ways to address the challenges.

He said that the forum will link farmers with financial institutions, off-takers, civil society organisations and other stakeholders in the rice business.

Mr. Mochebe urged government to rescue farmers whose three hectares of rice farmland were destroyed by Fulani herdsmen.

He said on the sideline of the programme that Fulani herdsmen’s cattle had destroyed over three hectares of rice farmland.

The forum also witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), by the farmers, agro dealers and off-takers to strengthen their partnership and capacity of production.

(NAN)

o42austino:
guy if ur know ur Nation politics and structures well you will know that erosion of such magnitude is done by federal government from ecological fund.

realglobe:
Anambra Adiba Go Mma Now but we need dualized roads.. Proper planning should start now..

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nonsobaba:
He should have built this edifice in Awka. I don't know which corporate bodies will occupy this mammoth office inside that village. He should have built this in Awka and then built something more modest in umuchukwu. This building is not in sync with the environment of a rural setting like umuchukwu. I don't understand this waste of funds.