Professor Victoria Ayuba, who led the delegation on a World Bank Mission Support visit to the Federal College of Agriculture, Akure adopted communities and schools made this statement while addressing the students and community members.
“Many people often complain that finance is the major constraint against their involvement in the scheme, but I can tell you emphatically, that is not true. With very little money, they can start something very big in agriculture,” she said.
Ayuba noted that the visit was to assess the impact of the World Bank assisted programme -with member-countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to make agriculture more sustainable and productive.
Lauding various projects executed by WAAPP-FECA, Ayuba, who is also the current Dean, College of Forestry and Fishery, University of Agriculture, Makurdi avowed that the farmers were maximizing the training WAAPP had giving them.
“They are expanding on their own; even if there is no WAAPP today, there is no cause for alarm because they are doing what they are supposed to do with very small capital: money is entering their pockets in several ways.
She further encouraged the youths and other farmers to utilize the opportunities in the sector and become employers of labour.
Correspondents from the Guardian also reports that The delegation also visited the Agricultural Research Outreach Centre (AROC) in Owode, Ibulesoro, Eleyowo to inspect the fisheries, cassava value chain opportunities; and the adopted School, Aquinas College, Akure, where the Young Farmers Club are making money in agro-products.
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