The Federal Government has solicited continued implementation of Federal Government-VCDP/IFAD in Anambra State.
Market and Enterprise Development Adviser (MEDA), Federal Government/IFAD VCDP, Mrs Fatima Mukhtar-Buhari said this during a courtesy call on the Commission for Agriculture Mechanisation, Processing and Export, Mr Nnamdi Onukwuba in Awka.
While speaking on the aim of her visit, she noted that reports of Anambra State Coordination office for the intervention programme monitored in Abuja showed that the state was doing well in the implementation processes.
Mrs Mukhtar-Buhari on a two-day implementation support visit to the state was received at the Amansea border with neighbouring Enugu by a team from the Ministry of Agriculture and State Programme Management Unit (SPMU) of Value Chain Development Programme, Awka.
The commissioner while welcoming the guests, described the visit as an eye opener saying that it would help in the budgeting process and scaling up of the activities of the Anambra State FGN-VCDP/IFAD to the highest position at National and International levels, as well as boost farming activities in the state.
Chairman, Anambra State House of Assembly Committee on Agriculture and member representing Awka North, Mr John Nwokoye revealed that they are working on improving cluster farming introduced by Gov. Willie Obiano to empower the youths while appealing to Mrs Mukhtar-Buhari to assist the state in improving the sector.
State Programme Coordinator, FGN-VCDP/IFAD, Mr Nnamdi Agwuncha in his remarks noted that effects of COVID-19 on VCDP beneficiaries would be considered for onward intervention and assessment of levels of compliance on environment and safety measures within the processing centres.
