NDDC PARTNERS RICE FARMERS ON FOOD SECURITY
Written by Olakunle Oke on March 15, 2024
In a bid to ensure food security, the Niger Delta Development Commission has partnered with the Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria.
According to a statement by the NDDC Director of Corporate Affairs, Pius Ughakpoteni, the commission’s Managing Director, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, stated this during a strategic meeting with a delegation of the farmers association, led by its Deputy National President, Mr Victor Korede, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Ogbuku, who was represented by the NDDC Executive Director of Projects, Sir Victor Antai, said the commission was ready to partner with RIFAN to promote rice cultivation in the region.
The NDCC said it had introduced a pet programme known as Holistic Opportunities, Projects and Engagement, which had agriculture as one of its key components, in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu.
Source: Jordan 105.5fm News Bulletin
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