Cooperative Group To Assist Nigerian Farmers Produces 125m Birds Annually - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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January 14, 2022
National President of the association Aliyu Waziri, announced this in an interactive session with the beneficiaries in Bauchi state and inauguration of new officials of the group in the state. He also explained that the empowerment was to create job opportunities within the poultry business value chain in a move to ensure food security and economic development.
Waziri noted that the association has 5 major projects strategically designed to create job opportunities in the agricultural sector thereby alleviating poverty, reducing rural-urban migration and ensuring sustainable economic growth and development of Nigeria.
In their separate remarks, the Commissioners of Cooperatives and that of Agriculture, Sa’adatu Bello Kirfi, and Jidauna Mbami, assured that the state government would give the necessary support for the success of the project in the state.
Also, in her remarks, the Bauchi state coordinator of the society, Fatima Gidado said the women nurturing birds for wealth empowerment in the state is to engage the beneficiaries in poultry business to minimize the level of poverty especially in rural areas.