Agriculture
NO fewer than 30 women of the ‘batch A’ female farmers have been trained on use of ‘Vitamin A’ cassava for the production of recipes and other by- products.
The women were trained under the capacity-building programmes captioned; “Business Opportunity in Vitamin A Cassava for Improved Nutrition and Livelihood.’’
The training, which was anchored by Harvest Plus Firm at the International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, IITA, Ibadan was a collaboration with the Federal Government and International Funds for Agricultural Development – Value Chain Development Programme, IFAD-VCDP.
Nnamdi Agwuncha, Anambra State programme coordinator for the VCDP, handed over ‘Start up pack’ equipment to the trainees at the ADP complex, Awka.
The trainees received other equipment like, gas cylinder with burner, extruder, sealing machine and 50kg bag of Vitamin A cassava flour.
Agwuncha said that VCDP would collaborate with the Ministry of Education for supply of the nutritious produce to the schools feeding programme in the state.
The co-ordinator said that through the programme, more people would be trained in other aspects of Agricultural businesses to create jobs, as well as eradicate poverty.
He enjoined trainees to ensure they spread the knowledge in their respective communities.
Philomena Ekemezie, one of the trainees, commended Anambra Government and IFAD-VCDP for finding them worthy to be part of such wealth-creation venture.
She thanked them immensely for the support, by providing them with some equipment to start up, promising they would take the knowledge to greater heights.
The 30 trainees, 10 each, were selected from three of the six VCDP states, including Anambra, Benue and Ebonyi states.
July 27, 2018 @ 17:32 GMT|
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