A new cassava village, targeted at youth and women will soon be launched in Niger State aimed at creating over 2000 jobs.
According to Niger State coordinator for
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-Value Chain
Development Programme, Dr. Mathew Ahmed, the idea behind the village was
to lift cassava production in the state and ultimately create jobs for
youths and women.
Some of the activities that would be
taking place in the center include: peeling of cassava tubers as well as
grating and frying.
Ahmed disclosed that N150 million would
be needed to complete the project which is in Lokogoma, Wushishi local
government of the state. He added that the state government had also
shown its commitment in the project, having approved N87.1 million for
its execution.
The construction of the village is
presently ongoing and upon completion, would require services of
marketers that would help in taking the village’s products to consumers.
Meanwhile, the International Fertilizer
Development Company (IFDC) has promised to give free fertilizer to 112
farmer groups of the 350 farmer groups in the state.
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