Farmers in Ebonyi State are to benefit from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)'s Implementation Support Scheme Programme to boost food production in the state.
The state's Agriculture Development Programme Coordinator, Mr Sunday Ituma, disclosed this in Abakaliki during a facility tour of the state.
According to him, the scheme was aimed at assisting the rural farmers through proper budgeting and policy implementation.
"It will assist the farmers in the provision of necessary farm input, infrastructure such as roads, bridges and culverts and widening of market opportunities for their farm produce.
"The team visited the Abakaliki Rice Mill, interacted with the traders with the aim of expanding market opportunities for their produce, improvement on the quality and standard of their produce, among others," he said.
Ituma added that the IFAD team was in the state to strengthen relevant institutions, examine modalities put in place by the state for the scheme's implementation and issues concerning budget, logical framework for the programme among others.
(Daily Independent)
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