Anambra State Government says it is committed to ending hunger by subsidising and providing farm inputs to farmers.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Agricultural Export, Dr. Okey Okwuosa, made this known during the distribution of high yield farm inputs in Awka North and South Council Areas.
He pointed out that the inputs, which include hybrid cassava stems, premium maize, liquid fertilizer, tomato and Okro seeds would help boost the quality and yield of farm produce cultivated in the state, thereby ensuring food security and sufficiency.
Dr Okwuosa, who is also the team leader for distribution of the farm inputs in the two council areas, explained that the state government prioritized cassava, maize, tomato and Okro because the state can tap from their multiple value chains and end the dependence on other regions for the provision of certain staple food items.
The Transition Committee Chairman, Awka South Local Government Area, Mr. Leo Nwuba, commended the Governor for the initiative, stressing the for Ndị Anambra to fully embrace agriculture especially the “Ugbo Azụ Uno” initiative.
Some of the beneficiaries who spoke to on the occasion also commended the the State Government for the exercise, and expressed hope that it would be sustained.
Over two thousand bundles of cassava stems were distributed to farmers in the two local government areas.
More than twenty bags of rice seeds were also distributed to farmers in Awka North Council Area.
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