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As part of efforts to ensure there is food security, Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has declared ‘Operation Feed Everybody’ in the state and distributed agro-inputs to 2, 000 farmers.
The Governor made the declaration during the official flag-off of agro-inputs and asset distribution at the FADAMA office, Onuebonyi, in Abakaliki on Thursday.
Governor Nwifuru, represented by his Deputy Governor Patricia Obila, stated that the farmers were painstakingly selected from the 13 LGAs in the state, adding that the best way to end food insecurity is to empower rural and practical farmers.
He noted that the programme, which is FADAMA CARES Result Area 2, would be beneficial to 2,000 farmers who are to access crop and livestock inputs.
The Governor said the programme would support rice and cassava farmers to produce maximally, stressing that the plan is to ensure food sufficiency and enhance livelihood while improving the standard of living.
On her part, the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mrs Nkechinyere Iyioku, lauded Governor Nwifuru for what he is doing in the ministry, adding that the distribution, which started on Thursday, would run until the weekend.
She stressed that the distribution has been scheduled for the three senatorial zones on different days. She maintained that individuals and cooperatives would duly get their items based on their already profiled and available data.
Southeastposts, reports that items distributed include: rice seeds, cassava cuttings, fertiliser, agrochemicals, broilers, day-old chicks, pig feed, fish juveniles, rice threshers, knapsacks, grinding machines, water pumps among others.
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