Anambra state has joined other states across the Nigeria to train and equip agricultural extension agents on ways to improve on crops and livestock with comparative advantages.
This was disclosed to media sources by the Programme Manager of the Anambra State Agricultural Development Programme, Mr. Jude Nwankwo, at the ADP complex Ministry of Agriculture Awka,
According to him agric extension workers were being trained across the country and the essence was to expose them to new technologies which they would in turn instill in farmers to enable them to maximize profits on crops and livestock where they have comparative advantage.
Nwankwo said the extension workers were being trained on the production, processing and marketing aspects of some crops.
The crops which include yam, cassava, ginger, aquaculture and a host of others, are the focal areas where the agric extension workers would be drilled on modern technologies for large scale commercial agriculture.
He also explained that part of the objective for training the agricultural extension service providers on certain crops with comparative advantage was to also give a boost to other sectors with export potentials.
