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December 17, 2019
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development hasinaugurated a
13-man steering committee for the implementationof 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, SaboNanono, while launching the committee, said the project is aimed at developingsome 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 theyhad the potential to
contribute immensely to annual agriculturalproductivity, food
security and value-chains development.
He pointed out that the nine benefiting states areCross-River,
Rivers, Edo, Bayelsa, Ogun, Akwa-Ibom, Imo, Abiaand Delta.
The Director, Project Coordinating Department in the ministryof
agriculture, Maimuna Habiba, said the steeringcommittee would ensure
prudent use of funds for the project.