The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has
inaugurated a
13-man steering committee for the implementation
of Livelihood
Improvement Family Enterprises, LIFE-ND project,
valued at over ninety million dollars in some States of the federation.
The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, while launching the committee, said the project is aimed at developing some agricultural commodities in nine States in the Niger Delta.
Nanono added that the commodities are cassava, plantain,
rice, fish,
cocoa, oil palm and poultry, adding that they
had the potential to
contribute immensely to annual agricultural
productivity, food
security and value-chains development.
He pointed out that the nine benefiting states are
Cross-River,
Rivers, Edo, Bayelsa, Ogun, Akwa-Ibom, Imo, Abia
and Delta.
The Director, Project Coordinating Department in the ministry
of
agriculture, Maimuna Habiba, said the steering
committee would ensure
prudent use of funds for the project.
